仲春

zhòngchūn
noun #60,735

Meanings

  1. 1 mid-spring
  2. 2 the second month of the lunar calendar

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhòngchūn shíjié, táohuā kāi le.
In mid-spring the peach trees come into blossom.
HSK 7-9
Chūnfēn zài zhòngchūn, zhè yì tiān báitian hé hēiyè yíyàng cháng.
The spring equinox falls in mid-spring, and on that day the day and the night are the same length.

Tips

culture
The three months of each season are named with 孟, 仲 and 季, old words for the eldest, middle and youngest of brothers: 孟春, 仲春, 季春 for spring, and likewise 仲夏, 仲秋, 仲冬. 仲秋, the eighth month, is when the Mid-Autumn Festival, 中秋节, falls.

Stroke Order

仲 zhòng
春 chūn