春 chūn
“spring (season); gay; joyful”
HSK 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
No exact written-form entry for 春 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 春
春 means “spring,” the season. In everyday Mandarin it is mostly used inside common words like 春天 (spring season) and 春节 (Spring Festival), rather than alone as a free-standing noun. Typical patterns are 春天来了 and 春节的时候.
例句Example sentences
- 春天来了，花都开了。chūn tiān lái le, huā dōu kāi le.Spring has come, and the flowers are all blooming.
- 我喜欢春天，因为天气不冷也不热。wǒ xǐ huan chūn tiān, yīn wèi tiān qì bù lěng yě bú rè.I like spring because the weather is neither cold nor hot.
- 春节的时候，我们一家人一起吃饭。chūn jié de shí hou, wǒ men yì jiā rén yì qǐ chī fàn.During the Spring Festival, our whole family eats together.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗我们在春去公园。
✓我们在春天去公园。
Use 春天 for the season after 在; bare 春 is not used alone in this everyday pattern.
义项All meanings
- chūn: old variant of 春
- Chūn: surname Chun
- chūn: spring (season); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust