Chinese vocabulary flashcards: Seasons and Time
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春天
chūntiān
spring (season); CL:個|个[ge4]
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夏天
xiàtiān
summer; CL:個|个[ge4]
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秋天
qiūtiān
autumn; CL:個|个[ge4]
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冬天
dōngtiān
winter; CL:個|个[ge4]
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永恒
yǒnghéng
eternal; everlasting; fig. to pass into eternity (i.e. to die)
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月
yuè
moon; month; monthly; CL:個|个[ge4],輪|轮[lun2]
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日
rì
sun; day; date, day of the month
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年
nián
grain; harvest (old); variant of 年[nian2]
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十年
shínián
decade
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上午
shàngwǔ
morning; CL:個|个[ge4]
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中午
zhōngwǔ
noon; midday; CL:個|个[ge4]
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下午
xiàwǔ
afternoon; CL:個|个[ge4]; p.m.
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晚上
wǎnshang
evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening
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夜
yè
night
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午夜
wǔyè
midnight
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分钟
fēnzhōng
minute
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点
diǎn
point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock; point (in space or time); to draw a dot; to check on a list; to choose; to order (food in a restaurant); to touch briefly; to hint; to light; to ignite; to pour a liquid drop by drop; (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1]; dot stroke in Chinese characters; classifier for items
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世纪
shìjì
century; CL:個|个[ge4]
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