Meaning of 冬季
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- winter
How to use 冬季
冬季 is a bit more formal than 冬天 (dōngtiān) and often appears in news, weather reports, schedules, and set phrases like 冬季运动 (winter sports). Example: 北京的冬季很冷。(Běijīng de dōngjì hěn lěng.) Winter in Beijing is very cold.
冬 (dōng) means winter, and 季 (jì) means season, so 冬季 is simply the winter season. Think of 季 as in 季节 (jìjié), season, and you have the cold one of the four.
Common mistake: Learners often use 冬季 in casual chat where 冬天 sounds more natural, for example 我喜欢冬天 rather than 我喜欢冬季. Also keep the tones straight: dōng is first tone and jì is fourth tone, not jǐ.
冬季 in example sentences
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冬 dōng · winter · 5 strokes
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季 jì · season · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 冬季.
| 冬天 | dōngtiān | winter |
| 季节 | jìjié | time; season |
| 夏季 | xiàjì | summer |
| 秋季 | qiūjì | autumn; fall |
| 春季 | chūnjì | springtime |
| 季度 | jìdù | quarter of a year; season (sports) |
| 四季 | sìjì | four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] |
| 淡季 | dànjì | off season; slow business season |
| 旺季 | wàngjì | busy season; peak period |
| 第四季 | dìsìjì | fourth quarter |
| 赛季 | sàijì | season (sports) |
| 冬眠 | dōngmián | to hibernate; hibernation |
Questions about 冬季
What does 冬季 mean?
冬季 (dōngjì) means "winter" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 冬季?
冬季 is made of 2 characters: 冬 (5 strokes), 季 (8 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 冬季 an HSK word?
Yes. 冬季 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 冬季 and 冬天?
They mean the same thing. 冬天 is everyday spoken Chinese, while 冬季 sounds more formal or written and is common in compounds like 冬季奥运会 (Winter Olympics).
How do you say the other seasons in the same pattern?
Use the same 季 ending: 春季 (chūnjì) spring, 夏季 (xiàjì) summer, 秋季 (qiūjì) autumn, and 冬季 (dōngjì) winter. Each also has a casual 天 version, such as 春天 (chūntiān).