盛夏
shèng xià
Pinyin

Definition

盛夏
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shèng xià
  1. midsummer
  2. the height of summer

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

夏
Xià
  1. 1 the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
  2. 2 Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
  3. 3 surname Xia
夏天
xià tiān
  1. 1 summer
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
丰盛
fēng shèng
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 sumptuous
全盛
quán shèng
  1. 1 flourishing
  2. 2 at the peak
  3. 3 in full bloom
夏威夷
Xià wēi yí
  1. 1 Hawaii, US state
夏娃
Xià wá
  1. 1 Eve (in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waā})
夏季
xià jì
  1. 1 summer
夏日
xià rì
  1. 1 summertime
夏河
Xià hé
  1. 1 Xiahe county in Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture 甘南藏族自治州[Gān nán Zàng zú zì zhì zhōu], Gansu, formerly Amdo province of Tibet
夏洛克
Xià luò kè
  1. 1 Shylock (in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice)
  2. 2 Sherlock (name)
宁夏
Níng xià
  1. 1 Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, abbr. 寧|宁[Níng], capital Yinchuan 銀川|银川[Yín chuān]
旺盛
wàng shèng
  1. 1 vigorous
  2. 2 exuberant
昌盛
chāng shèng
  1. 1 prosperous
春夏秋冬
chūn xià qiū dōng
  1. 1 the four seasons
  2. 2 spring, summer, autumn and winter
盛
Shèng
  1. 1 surname Sheng
盛世
shèng shì
  1. 1 a flourishing period
  2. 2 period of prosperity
  3. 3 a golden age
盛典
shèng diǎn
  1. 1 majestic pomp
  2. 2 grand ceremony
盛夏
shèng xià
  1. 1 midsummer
  2. 2 the height of summer
盛大
shèng dà
  1. 1 grand
  2. 2 majestic
  3. 3 magnificent
  4. 4 Shanda Entertainment (PRC computer game company)
盛宴
shèng yàn
  1. 1 feast

Idioms (8)

久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
人生盛衰
rén shēng shèng shuāi
  1. 1 life has its ups and downs (idiom)
夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
  1. 1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
年轻气盛
nián qīng qì shèng
  1. 1 full of youthful vigor (idiom)
  2. 2 in the prime of youth
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
  1. 1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)
盛况空前
shèng kuàng kōng qián
  1. 1 a magnificent and unprecedented event (idiom)
繁荣昌盛
fán róng chāng shèng
  1. 1 glorious and flourishing (idiom); thriving

Sample Sentences

炎炎盛夏，人们在一个大瓷缸中放入冰块，再将瓷缸放入房中，用以降低房间温度。这种用冰块降温的方法其实早在先秦就已经有了。
yányán shèngxià ，rénmen zài yígè dà cígāng zhōng fàngrù bīngkuài ，zài jiāng cígāng fàngrù fáng zhōng ，yòngyǐ jiàngdī fángjiān wēndù 。zhèzhǒng yòng bīngkuài jiàngwēn de fāngfǎ qíshí zǎo zài xiānQín jiù yǐjīng yǒu le 。
In the scorching hot summer, people put ice cubes in large porcelain jars, which were then placed in rooms to help cool the temperature. This method of cooling with ice was already used in the pre Qin dynasty
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诗经》与《左传》中都有冬月藏冰的记载，朝廷中有专门的官吏负责每年寒冬时凿取冰块存放在“冰室”或“冰井”里，等到盛夏时节再取出。
Shījīng 》yǔ 《ZuǒZhuàn 》zhōng dōu yǒu Dōngyuè cáng bīng de jìzǎi ，cháotíng zhōng yǒu zhuānmén de guānlì fùzé měinián hándōng shí záoqǔ bīngkuài cúnfàng zài “bīngshì ”huò “bīngjǐng ”lǐ ，děngdào shèngxià shíjié zài qǔchū 。
There are records of winter ice in the Book of Songs and Zuo Zhuan. A special official in the court is responsible for picking up ice cubes during the winter and storing them in the "ice room" or "ice well” for use in the summer.
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