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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 冬天
[dōngtiān]
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noun
winter
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
- 冬天
[dōngtiān]
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winter
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 冬天
[dōngtiān]
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一年四季的最后一季，我国习惯指立冬到立春的三个月；也指农历十月到十二月
Examples
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他的病怕熬不过冬天了。
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I doubt if he will live through the winter.
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今年冬天节令不正。
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We are having unseasonable winter weather.
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他去年冬天还回家来着。
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He was home only last winter.
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我有个老毛病，一到冬天就咳。
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My cough is an old trouble. I get it every winter.
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那时正是冬天。
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It was wintertime then.
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冬天昼短夜长。
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In winter the days are short and the nights long.
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冬天里冷风吹过，我的嘴唇裂开了。
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冬天的哈尔滨是个冰雪的世界。
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Harbin in winter is a world of snow and ice.
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冬天要选择一些厚质的布料做窗帷。
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In winter, we should choose some thick cloth for curtains.
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冬天，北方很多地区的人喜欢吃大肉炖酸菜。
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In North China during the winter many people eat pickle vegetables, and pork stew.
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nciku Note
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冬 and 冬天
dōng and dōngtiān
Both words are compound words, which cannot be further broken down and used independently. 冬天 is not a compound word.
(1) 今年是个暖冬。
(2) 在一个寂静的冬夜，雪无声无息地降临了这个城市。
冬夜, 暖冬 of examples above show that 冬 is usually used with other words.
(3) 广州的冬天并不寒冷。
(4) 冬天来了，春天还会远吗？
They are not interchangeable in most cases.
冬 冬天两个词都表示司机的最后一个季节。“冬”是粘着词，不能独立运用。“冬天”是自由词，可以自由运用。上例中的“冬夜”、“暖冬”，说明“冬”常常去其他的词语结合使用。
两个词大多数情况下不能互换。
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