冬 dōng

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Traditional form

鼕 dōng

Contains the radical

⺀

Part of speech

Time word / 时间词 Shíjiān cí

Learning hint

A man walking 夂 zhǐ on ice ⺀

Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿱夂⺀

Explanation

Winter is the season when ice (冫 bīng ) is beneath your feet (夂 zhǐ ).

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Broaden your vocabulary by interacting with 5 audio-assisted sentences using the Chinese word 冬 dōng in different contexts.

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冬天 dōng tiān 要 yāo 保护 bǎohù 好 hǎo 树木 shù mù 以 yǐ 防冻 fáng dòng 坏 huài .

Trees should be well protected from the cold during winter.

在 zài 冬天 dōng tiān 这个 zhè ge 时候 shíhou 很 hěn 少 shǎo 下 xià 雨 yǔ .

It is seldom that it rains in such a time in winter.

这里 zhè lǐ 冬天 dōng tiān 既 jì 不 bù 热 rè 也 Yě 不 bù 冷 Lěng .

It is neither hot nor cold in winter here.

冬天 dōng tiān 已经 yǐjīng 过去 guòqu 了 le , 这 zhè 是 shì 事实 shìshí , 但 dàn 天气 tiānqì 还是 háishi 那么 nà me 冷 Lěng .

It is ture that winter is over; still , it is almost as cold.

现在 xiànzài 固然 gùrán 已 yǐ 不 bù 是 shì 冬天 dōng tiān 了 le , 可是 kěshì 天气 tiānqì 还 Huán 是 shì 相当 xiāngdāng 冷 Lěng .

To be sure, it is no longer winter; neverthless, it is quite cold.

Explore 19 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 冬 dōng in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
冬天 dōng tiān	winter	冬天 dōng tiān
冬 dōng	rat-a-tat	鼕 dōng
冬季 dōng jì	winter	冬季 dōng jì
冬眠 dōng mián	hibernation	冬眠 dōng mián
冬至 Dōng zhì	Winter Solstice, 22nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣\|二十四节气 èr shí sì jié qi 22nd December-5th January	冬至 Dōng zhì
寒冬 hán dōng	wintry	寒冬 hán dōng
冬瓜 dōng guā	white gourd	冬瓜 dōng guā
过冬 guò dōng	to get through the winter	過冬
冬奥会 Dōng Aò huì	Winter Olympics	冬奧會
冬青 dōng qīng	holly	冬青 dōng qīng
严冬 yán dōng	severe winter	嚴冬
立冬 Lì dōng	Lidong or Start of Winter, 19th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣\|二十四节气 èr shí sì jié qi 7th-21st November	立冬 Lì dōng
隆冬 lóng dōng	midwinter	隆冬 lóng dōng
越冬 yuè dōng	to overwinter	越冬 yuè dōng
初冬 chū dōng	early winter	初冬 chū dōng
春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng	the four seasons	春夏秋冬 chūn xià qiū dōng
冬衣 dōng yī	winter clothes	冬衣 dōng yī
忍冬 rěn dōng	honeysuckle	忍冬 rěn dōng
冬令 dōng lìng	winter	冬令 dōng lìng