日至 rì zhì solstice / the winter solstice 冬至 and summer solstice 夏至 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 避暑 bì shǔ to be away for the summer holidays / to spend a holiday at a summer resort / to prevent sunstroke 消暑 xiāo shǔ to spend a summer holiday / to beat the summer heat 炎夏 yán xià hot summer / scorching summer syn 消夏 xiāo xià to spend the summer / to take a summer vacation syn 夏令 xià lìng summer / summer weather syn 夏奥会 夏奧會 xià ào huì the Summer Olympic Games / the Summer Olympics 夏装 夏裝 xià zhuāng summer clothing / summer clothes syn 度夏 dù xià to spend the summer / to get through the summer 冬至 dōng zhì Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd December-5th January syn 数九 數九 shǔ jiǔ nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year syn 三九天 sān jiǔ tiān the twenty seven days after the Winter Solstice, reputed to be the coldest days of the year 交九 jiāo jiǔ the coldest period of the year / three nine day periods after the winter solstice 冬至点 冬至點 dōng zhì diǎn the winter solstice 分至点 分至點 fēn zhì diǎn common word for equinox and solstice / point of difference / point of divergence 数九天 數九天 shǔ jiǔ tiān nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year 数九寒天 數九寒天 shǔ jiǔ hán tiān nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year syn 短至 duǎn zhì the winter solstice 夏天 xià tiān summer / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 夏季 xià jì summer syn 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation / CL:個|个[ge4] 上都 shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) 暑期 shǔ qī summer vacation time 庐山 廬山 lú shān Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot 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] 盛夏 shèng xià midsummer / the height of summer syn 夏令营 夏令營 xià lìng yíng summer camp 初夏 chū xià early summer syn 小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn 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 颐和园 頤和園 yí hé yuán Summer Palace in Beijing 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) syn 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 暑促 shǔ cù summer promotion (sale) 仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer syn 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 浴衣 yù yī bathrobe / yukata, lightweight informal kimono worn in summer 暑热 暑熱 shǔ rè hot (summer) weather syn 暑气 暑氣 shǔ qì (summer) heat syn 秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn / Indian summer 暑天 shǔ tiān hot (summer) day 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 暑 shǔ heat / hot weather / summer heat syn 雩 yú summer sacrifice for rain 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) 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 佛香阁 佛香閣 fó xiāng gé Tower of Buddhist Incense in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[Yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing 冬夏 dōng xià winter and summer 十七孔桥 十七孔橋 shí qī kǒng qiáo Seventeen-Arch Bridge in the Summer Palace 頤和園|颐和园[Yi2 he2 yuan2], Beijing 季夏 jì xià final month of summer (i.e. sixth month of lunar calendar) 小红萝卜 小紅蘿蔔 xiǎo hóng luó bo summer radish (the small red kind) 春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng the four seasons / spring, summer, autumn and winter 春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏 春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏 chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom) 暑期学校 暑期學校 shǔ qī xué xiào summer school 暑温 暑溫 shǔ wēn summer-warm disease (TCM) 湿温 濕溫 shī wēn damp heat / summer fever (TCM) 疑冰 yí bīng ignorant / doubt stemming from ignorance / (a summer insect has no word for ice, Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) 避署 bì shǔ to go on summer vacation 樱桃萝卜 櫻桃蘿蔔 yīng táo luó bo summer radish (the small red kind) 军便帽 軍便帽 field cap / summer cap / cap 一雨成秋 yī yǔ chéng qiū a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom) 冬病夏治 dōng bìng xià zhì to treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM) 单裤 單褲 dān kù unlined trousers / summer trousers 水萝卜 水蘿蔔 shuǐ luó bo summer radish (the small red kind) 放暑假 fàng shǔ jià to be on summer vacation 甚平 shèn píng jinbei, traditional Japanese two-piece clothing worn in the summer 一个 一個 yī ge a / an / one / the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc) 去暑 qù shǔ to beat the summer heat 热伤风 熱傷風 rè shāng fēng summer cold 祛暑 qū shǔ to beat the summer heat 解暑 jiě shǔ to beat the summer heat 入伏 rù fú the hottest part of summer sets in 入夏 rù xià summer sets in syn 孟夏 mèng xià the first month of summer (i.e. the fourth lunisolar month) 