Definition
消夏 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to spend the summer leisurely' or 'to beat the summer heat' — it describes activities like going to a cooler place, relaxing, or enjoying summer pastimes. The verb 消 splits from the object 夏 when you insert duration or measure words: 消了一个夏 ('spent a summer relaxing'). It's a literary or semi-formal word, common in travel and lifestyle contexts.
v.o.
to spend the summer at leisureto relieve the summer heat
Examples
- ，消夏。Měinián xiàtiān, tāmen dōu huì qù hǎibiān xiāo xià.Every summer, they go to the seaside to spend the summer at leisure.
- 消夏。Zhège xiǎozhèn shì xiāo xià de hǎo dìfang.This small town is a great place to escape the summer heat.
- 。Qùnián wǒmen zài shān lǐ xiāo le yí gè xià.Last year we spent a summer relaxing in the mountains.
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