冬天

冬天 dōngtiān in a sentence

Winter

Full dictionary entry 23 sentences

冬天 (dōngtiān) means Winter. Below are 23 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

这里的 冬天 很冷。

Zhèlǐ de dōngtiān hěn lěng.

Winter here is very cold.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 冬

冬天 的白天很短。

Dōngtiān de báitiān hěn duǎn.

The days are short in winter.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 短

冬天 皮肤容易干。

Dōngtiān pífū róngyì gān.

Skin gets dry easily in winter.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 皮肤

河水 冬天 会冻上。

Héshuǐ dōngtiān huì dòng shàng.

The river freezes over in winter.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 冻

冬天 的桔子很甜。

Dōngtiān de júzi hěn tián.

Winter tangerines are very sweet.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 桔子

冬天 我不喜欢起床。

Dōngtiān wǒ bù xǐhuan qǐchuáng.

In winter I hate getting out of bed.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 冬

北方的 冬天 很干燥。

Běifāng de dōngtiān hěn gānzào.

Winter in the north is very dry.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 干燥

冬天 他们去南方旅游。

Dōngtiān tāmen qù nánfāng lǚyóu.

In winter they travel to the south.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 南

冬天 他们用煤炭取暖。

Dōngtiān tāmen yòng méitàn qǔnuǎn.

In winter they heat with coal.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 煤炭

冬天 的土地冻得坚硬。

Dōngtiān de tǔdì dòng de jiānyìng.

In winter the ground freezes hard.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 坚硬

这是一个漫长的 冬天 。

Zhè shì yí ge màncháng de dōngtiān.

This has been a long winter.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 漫长

冬天 的树枝光秃秃的。

Dōngtiān de shùzhī guāng tū tū de.

The winter branches are quite bare.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 秃

北方的 冬天 十分严寒。

Běifāng de dōngtiān shífēn yánhán.

Winter in the north is bitterly cold.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 严寒

冬天 是这里的旅游淡季。

Dōngtiān shì zhèlǐ de lǚyóu dànjì.

Winter is the off season for tourism here.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 淡季

冬天 要盖厚一点儿的被子。

Dōngtiān yào gài hòu yìdiǎnr de bèizi.

In winter you need a thicker quilt.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 厚

冬天 的海边显得格外荒凉。

Dōngtiān de hǎibiān xiǎnde géwài huāngliáng.

The seaside in winter looks especially bleak.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 荒凉

他靠救济度过了那个 冬天 。

Tā kào jiùjì dùguò le nàge dōngtiān.

He got through that winter on relief aid.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 救济

冬天 的老屋显得格外凄凉。

Dōngtiān de lǎowū xiǎnde géwài qīliáng.

The old house looks especially desolate in winter.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 凄凉

地窖里储存着一 冬天 的白菜。

Dìjiào lǐ chǔcúnzhe yì dōngtiān de báicài.

A winter's worth of cabbage is stored in the cellar.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 储存

冬天 的时候,我的鼻子容易干。

Dōngtiān de shíhòu, wǒ de bízi róngyì gān.

In winter, my nose gets dry easily.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 鼻子

冬天 来临前要储备足够的燃料。

Dōngtiān láilín qián yào chǔbèi zúgòu de ránliào.

Enough fuel must be stored up before winter comes.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 储备

冬天 要给牲畜准备足够的饲料。

Dōngtiān yào gěi shēngchù zhǔnbèi zúgòu de sìliào.

Enough feed must be prepared for the livestock in winter.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 牲畜

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From the graded readers

去年 冬天 ,我在一个陌生的城市迷路了。

qùnián dōngtiān, wǒ zài yīgè mòshēng de / dì chéngshì mílù le / liǎo / liào.

Last winter I got lost in a city I didn't know.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost

Questions about 冬天

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This page shows 23 sentences using 冬天 (dōngtiān, "Winter"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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