四季 · The Four Seasons
Sì Jì — Spring flowers, summer swimming, autumn fruit and winter snow.
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Every word shows its pinyin above the characters. The English translation follows each line.
一年有四个季节。
A year has four seasons.
春天不冷也不热。
Spring is neither cold nor hot.
春天的花很漂亮。
The spring flowers are very pretty.
夏天很热,我常常游泳。
Summer is very hot, and I often swim.
秋天的天气最好。
The autumn weather is the best.
秋天有很多水果。
In autumn there is a lot of fruit.
冬天很冷,有时候下雪。
Winter is very cold, and sometimes it snows.
我最喜欢秋天。
I like autumn best.
Vocabulary in this story (28 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一年 | yì nián | a year |
| 有 | yǒu | has |
| 四个 | sì ge | four |
| 季节 | jìjié | seasons |
| 春天 | chūntiān | spring |
| 不冷 | bù lěng | is not cold |
| 也 | yě | nor |
| 不热 | bú rè | hot |
| 的 | de | (of) |
| 花 | huā | the flowers |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty |
| 夏天 | xiàtiān | summer |
| 很热 | hěn rè | is very hot |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 常常 | chángcháng | often |
| 游泳 | yóuyǒng | swim |
| 秋天 | qiūtiān | autumn |
| 天气 | tiānqì | the weather |
| 最好 | zuì hǎo | is the best |
| 很多 | hěn duō | a lot of |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | winter |
| 很冷 | hěn lěng | is very cold |
| 有时候 | yǒu shíhou | sometimes |
| 下雪 | xià xuě | it snows |
| 最 | zuì | the most |
| 喜欢 | xǐhuan | like |