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winter
cold winter
to get through the winter
abbr. for 天門冬|天门冬[tian1 men2 dong1], asparagus
to pass the winter
winter sets in
winter
harvest season
cold winter
preserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
winter
final month of winter
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He was again looking forward to the start of winter.
Source: Tatoeba #9990066 · CC BY 2.0 FRWinter is the coldest season of the year.
Source: Tatoeba #1597380 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere was a lot of snow last winter.
Source: Tatoeba #336682 · CC BY 2.0 FRWinter is here, spring can't be far?
Source: Tatoeba #1372545 · CC BY 2.0 FRI met her on a certain winter day.
Source: Tatoeba #8388758 · CC BY 2.0 FRMy family goes skiing every winter.
Source: Tatoeba #851546 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.