冬天
dōngtiān
winter
Part of speech · noun
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冬winter
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Examples
- 冬天很冷。Winter is cold.
- 冬天会下雪。It snows in winter.
Collocations
冬天来了冬天的到冬天
Mnemonic
冬天 dōngtiān "winter" — 冬 (winter) + 天 (season suffix). Completes the 春天/夏天/秋天/冬天 series. Cognate component-wise with Korean "dong" (冬至 dongji "winter solstice") and Japanese 冬 fuyu.
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