三伏(sān fú): the three annual periods of hot weather…
the three annual periods of hot weather…
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- sān fú
- Meaning
- the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 2
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 三伏 — tap one to open its word page.
variant of 一唱三叹
(idiom) (of literature or music) concise yet deeply evocative; inviting repeated savoring
a single day apart seems like three seasons (idiom)
to have three meals a day
lit. one strong beat and three weak beats in a measure of music (four beats in the bar)…
calligraphic flourish with many twists
pseudoginseng (Panax pseudoginseng), hemostatic herb
ratio seventy to thirty
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