季夏

jìxià

noun

Meanings

HSK 4

季夏天气最热，人们常常到河边乘凉。

Jìxià tiānqì zuì rè, rénmen chángcháng dào hébiān chéngliáng.

The last month of summer is the hottest, and people often go down to the river to cool off.

HSK 7-9

季夏的荷塘里，荷花开得正盛。

Jìxià de hétáng lǐ, héhuā kāi de zhèng shèng.

In the last month of summer, the lotuses in the pond are in full bloom.

mistakes

季 here means 'last of three', as in 季军 (third place), not 'season'. So 季夏 is the last month of summer, the 6th lunar month, after 孟夏 and 仲夏.

季 jì

夏 xià