Hanzi
Traditional
季
Simplified
季

season/the last month of a season/fourth or youngest amongst brothers/classifier for seasonal crop yields

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

jì

Bopomofo

ㄐㄧˋ

Jyutping

gwai3

Example sentences

冬季 dōngjì
這裡的冬季很冷
这里的冬季很冷

The winter here is very cold.

季 jì
這一季的收成很好。
这一季的收成很好。

The harvest this season is very good.

夏季 xiàjì
在夏季，天氣非常炎熱。
在夏季，天气非常炎热。

In summer, the weather is very hot.

升溫 / 升温 shēngwēn
隨着夏季的到來，氣溫也逐漸升溫。
随着夏季的到来，气温也逐渐升温。

With the arrival of summer, the temperature is also gradually rising.

季度 jìdù
這家公司第一季度的利潤大幅增長。
这家公司第一季度的利润大幅增长。

The company's profits increased significantly in the first quarter.

季節 / 季节 jìjié
現在正是收穫的季節。
现在正是收获的季节。

Now is the season for harvesting.

四 sì
一年有四個季節。
一年有四个季节。

A year has four seasons.

春季 chūnjì
日本的春季是櫻花盛開的季節。
日本的春季是樱花盛开的季节。

Spring in Japan is the season when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

插秧 chāyāng
春季是農夫在田裡插秧的季節。
春季是农夫在田里插秧的季节。

Spring is the season when farmers transplant rice seedlings in the fields.

四季 sìjì
這裡四季如春，非常適合居住。
这里四季如春，非常适合居住。

It's like spring all year round here, very suitable for living.

Example Vocabulary

冬季

dong1'ji4

winter

季

ji4

season; quarter

夏季

xia4'ji4

summer

季度

ji4'du4

quarter (of a year)

季節

ji4'jie2

season

季軍

ji4'jun1

春季

chun1'ji4

spring; spring season

四季

si4'ji4

the four seasons

四季如春

si4'ji4'ru2'chun1

spring-like all year round

四季荳

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