Chinese word dictionary

入夏

rù xià · summer sets in

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Word information

Simplified入夏

Traditional入夏

Pinyinrù xià

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

入rù

to enter, to come in; to join

夏xià

summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty

How to learn 入夏

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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夏天xiàtiān

summer; CL:個|个[ge4]

加入jiārù

to become a member; to join; to mix into; to participate in; to add in

进入jìnrù

to enter; to join; to go into

入rù

to enter; to go into; to join; to become a member of; (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4 shi2]); abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]; (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

入口rùkǒu

entrance; to import

入学rùxué

to enter a school or college; to go to school for the first time as a child