Definition
季 (jì) is used in compound season names (四季, 春季). Unlike 季节 (jìjié), the general independent word for 'season', 季 is bound and also specifically means 'last month of a season'.
noun
seasonlast month of a season
Easily confused
- 香xiānglook-alikefragrant, aromatic
- 几jǐsound-alike(interrogative) how many; how much
- 和hélook-alike(conjunction) and
- 记jìsound-aliketo remember; to memorize
- 秃tūlook-alikebald (hairless, bare)
- 集jísound-alike(noun) collection, anthology, collected works
- 鸡jīsound-alikechicken
- 及jísound-alike(conjunction) and; as well as (used in formal writing to connect nouns or noun phrases)
- 寄jìsound-aliketo send (by mail), to mail, to post
- 急jísound-alike(adjective) urgent; rapid; hurried
Examples
- 。Yì nián yǒu sì gè jìjié.There are four seasons in a year.
- 。Chūntiān shì yì nián zhōng zuì měilì de jìjié.Spring is the most beautiful season of the year.
- 。Zhège jìjié wǒmen zhòng le hěn duō cài.This season we planted a lot of vegetables.
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