冬 dōng
“winter”
HSK 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
No exact written-form entry for 冬 was found in our transcription of the 2025 exam syllabus. This does not establish a level for compounds, variants or unlisted uses.
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用法How to use 冬
冬 means 'winter'. In modern Chinese it is a bound morpheme, not a free time word: it appears in 冬天, 冬季, 冬衣, 过冬, and in the set phrase 春夏秋冬. For everyday 'winter' as a time word, use 冬天 in patterns like 冬天很冷 or 冬天下雪. It is also a surname (Dōng) and, rarely, an onomatopoeia for drumming.
例句Example sentences
- 一年有春、夏、秋、冬四个季节。yì nián yǒu chūn, xià, qiū, dōng sì gè jì jié.A year has four seasons: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
- 北方的冬天很冷，出门要穿冬衣。běi fāng de dōng tiān hěn lěng, chū mén yào chuān dōng yī.Winters in the north are very cold; you need winter clothes when you go out.
- 很多鸟儿飞到南方过冬。hěn duō niǎo ér fēi dào nán fāng guò dōng.Many birds fly south to spend the winter.
义项All meanings
- dōng: winter
- Dōng: surname Dong
- dōng: (onom.) beating a drum; rat-a-tat
相关词语Related words
- 冬天 dōng tiān