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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[dōng]
  1. 1. noun winter
  2. 2. onomatopoeia knock

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[dōng]
  1. 1. noun winter
    winter cold
    天到了。
  2. 2. onomatoeia the sound of beating a drum, knocking at a door, etc.; rub-a-dub; rat-tat; rat-a-tat

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[dōng]
  1. 1. 一年四季的最后一季,从立到立春间的三个月;也指农历十月到十二月
    春夏秋
  2. 2. 现在一般写作"咚"

Examples

储白菜
cabbages stored for the winter
今春
last winter and this spring
小麦长势喜人。 喜人
她是南方人, 不适应北方的寒气候。
She comes from the south and is not accustomed to the cold winter of the north. 冬寒
他收割完地里的玉米, 开始准备小麦的播种。
He embarked on the preparations for planting winter wheat immediately after he had finished harvesting corn. 冬学
地窖里有几十斤贮大白菜。
There are dozens of cabbages stored in winter. 懂眼
秋风袭来, 带来丝丝凉意, 让人感觉的脚步近了。
The autumn wind brings coolness, and makes one feel the approaching of winter. 袭来
今春
小麦适于播种,油菜适于移栽。 播种
储白菜 冬储

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nciku Note

冬 and 冬天

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。
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。
上例中的“冬夜”、“暖冬”,说明“冬”常常去其他的词语结合使用。
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?
两个词大多数情况下不能互换。
They are not interchangeable in most cases.

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