夏天 xià tiān summer / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 服装 服裝 fú zhuāng dress / clothing / costume / clothes / CL:身[shen1] syn 流行 liú xíng (of a contagious disease etc) to spread / to propagate / (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular / fashionable syn 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation / CL:個|个[ge4] 夏令营 夏令營 xià lìng yíng summer camp 行头 行頭 xíng tou a person's clothing / outfit / actor's costume syn 外衣 wài yī outer clothing / semblance / appearance syn 夏季 xià jì summer syn 服饰 服飾 fú shì apparel / clothing and personal adornment syn 线条 線條 xiàn tiáo line (in drawing, calligraphy etc) / the lines or contours of a three-dimensional object (hairstyle, clothing, car etc) syn 裁缝 裁縫 cái féng to make an item of clothing / to tailor syn 衣物 yī wù clothing / clothing and other personal items syn 布料 bù liào fabric / cloth / material (for making clothing, curtains etc) syn 装束 裝束 zhuāng shù attire / clothing syn 穿戴 chuān dài to dress / to be dressed / clothing / apparel syn 暑期 shǔ qī summer vacation time 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 皮毛 pí máo fur / fur clothing / skin and hair / superficial / superficial knowledge syn 避暑 bì shǔ to be away for the summer holidays / to spend a holiday at a summer resort / to prevent sunstroke 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 浴衣 yù yī bathrobe / yukata, lightweight informal kimono worn in summer 寒酸 hán suān wretched / poverty-stricken / unpresentable (for clothing, gifts etc) syn 清凉 清涼 qīng liáng cool / refreshing / (of clothing) skimpy / revealing syn 衣衫 yī shān clothing / unlined garment syn 荷包 hé bāo embroidered pouch for carrying loose change etc / purse / pocket (in clothing) syn 仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer syn 衣料 yī liào material for clothing syn 迷彩服 mí cǎi fú camouflage clothing 盛夏 shèng xià midsummer / the height of summer syn 庐山 廬山 lú shān Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot 身长 身長 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) syn 丰衣足食 豐衣足食 fēng yī zú shí having ample food and clothing (idiom) / well fed and clothed syn 缝补 縫補 féng bǔ to darn (clothing) / to sew and mend syn 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs syn 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) syn 童装 童裝 tóng zhuāng children's clothing syn 初夏 chū xià early summer syn 四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 夏至 xià zhì Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July syn 消夏 xiāo xià to spend the summer / to take a summer vacation syn 制式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 撩开 撩開 liāo kai to push aside (clothing, curtain etc) to reveal something / to toss aside syn 小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn syn 消暑 xiāo shǔ to spend a summer holiday / to beat the summer heat 辎重 輜重 zī zhòng (military) supplies (munitions, rations, clothing etc) / equipment and supplies taken on an expedition / (fig.) burden syn 节衣缩食 節衣縮食 jié yī suō shí to save on food and clothing (idiom) / to live frugally syn 衣裙 yī qún female clothing 炎夏 yán xià hot summer / scorching summer syn 夏令 xià lìng summer / summer weather syn 秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn / Indian summer 上都 shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) 脱下 脫下 tuō xià to take off (clothing) 布衣 bù yī plain cotton clothing / (literary) the common people syn 制衣 zhì yī clothing manufacture 一丝不挂 一絲不掛 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom) / absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit syn 撩起 liāo qǐ to raise / to lift up (curtains, clothing etc) 皮草 pí cǎo fur clothing 颐和园 頤和園 yí hé yuán Summer Palace in Beijing 混搭 hùn dā to mix and match (of clothing etc) 暑促 shǔ cù summer promotion (sale) 防护服 防護服 fáng hù fú protective clothing / hazmat suit 透视装 透視裝 tòu shì zhuāng see-through clothing 吃穿 chī chuān food and clothing 凉席 涼席 liáng xí summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo) / CL:張|张[zhang1],領|领[ling3] syn 立夏 lì xià Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May 暑热 暑熱 shǔ rè hot (summer) weather syn 暑气 暑氣 shǔ qì (summer) heat syn 寒衣 hán yī winter clothing syn 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 装 裝 zhuāng adornment / to adorn / dress / clothing / costume (of an actor in a play) / to play a role / to pretend / to install / to fix / to wrap (sth in a bag) / to load / to pack syn 瘦 shòu thin / to lose weight / (of clothing) tight / (of meat) lean / (of land) unproductive syn 夏 xià summer syn 伏 fú to lean over / to fall (go down) / to hide (in ambush) / to conceal oneself / to lie low / hottest days of summer / to submit / to concede defeat / to overcome / to subdue / volt syn 袭 襲 xí (bound form) to raid / to attack / (bound form) to continue the pattern / to perpetuate / (literary) classifier for suits of clothing or sets of bedding syn 胎 tāi fetus / classifier for litters (of puppies etc) / padding (in clothing or bedding) / womb carrying a fetus / (fig.) origin / source / (loanword) tire syn 工装裤 工裝褲 gōng zhuāng kù overalls (clothing) / coveralls 暑 shǔ heat / hot weather / summer heat syn 蠹 dù insect that eats into books, clothing etc / moth-eaten / worm-eaten syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 暑天 shǔ tiān hot (summer) day syn 裥 襇 jiǎn (dialect) fold or pleat (in clothing) 裎 chěng an ancient type of clothing 笥 sì square bamboo container for food or clothing 雩 yú summer sacrifice for rain 褔 fú full up / classifier for items of clothing (old) 褔 fù full up / classifier for items of clothing (old) 缺衣少食 quē yī shǎo shí short of food and clothing / destitute syn 中缝 中縫 zhōng fèng vertical space in a newspaper between two attached pages / vertical line on the back of clothing syn 夏虫不可以语冰 夏蟲不可以語冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom) 夏奥会 夏奧會 xià ào huì the Summer Olympic Games / the Summer Olympics 度夏 dù xià to spend the summer / to get through the summer 甚平 shèn píng jinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the summer 短打扮 duǎn dǎ ban clothing that exposes the arms and legs (e.g. shorts, sleeveless top) / to wear such clothing 罗布林卡 羅布林卡 luó bù lín kǎ Norbulingka (Tibetan: precious garden), summer residence of Dalai Lamas in Lhasa, Tibet 万寿山 萬壽山 wàn shòu shān Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[Yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing 避暑山庄 避暑山莊 bì shǔ shān zhuāng mountain resort / Qing imperial summer residence at Chengde, a world heritage site 圆明园 圓明園 yuán míng yuán Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860 伏汛 fú xùn summer flood 