Word

季 (jì) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 3

Meaning of 季

名 míng noun

season

一年有四季。

yì nián yǒu sì jì

A year has four seasons.

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Word breakdown

季 jì — season

1 四季 sì jì — four seasons HSK 3
- 四 four (the number)
- 季 season (division of the year)
Example

我喜欢四季的变化。

wǒ xǐ huan sì jì de biàn huà

I like the changes of the four seasons.
2 季节 jì jié — season HSK 3
- 季 season; period of time
- 节 section; division; segment
Example

春天是一年中最美的季节。

chūn tiān shì yī nián zhōng zuì měi de jì jié

Spring is the most beautiful season of the year.
3 季度 jì dù — quarter HSK 5
- 季 season; quarter (time period)
- 度 measure; period (unit of measurement)
Example

这个季度的销售额增长了百分之十。

zhè ge jì dù de xiāo shòu é zēng zhǎng le bǎi fēn zhī shí

This quarter's sales increased by ten percent.
4 季军 jì jūn — third place HSK 6
- 季 third (in ranking)
- 军 winner/champion (ranking level)
Example

他在比赛中获得了季军。

tā zài bǐ sài zhōng huó dé le jì jūn

He won third place in the competition.
5 旺季 wàng jì — peak season HSK 7
- 旺 prosperous, peak
- 季 season, period
Example

夏天是旅游旺季，酒店价格很贵。

xià tiān shì lǚ yóu wàng jì jiǔ diàn jià gé hěn guì

Summer is the peak tourist season, so hotel prices are very expensive.

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6 淡季 dàn jì — off-season HSK 7
- 淡 slack, quiet, low (in activity or demand)
- 季 season, period
Example

这家酒店在淡季价格很便宜。

zhè jiā jiǔ diàn zài dàn jì jià gé hěn pián yi

This hotel is very cheap in the off-season.
7 赛季 sài jì — season HSK 7
- 赛 competition, match
- 季 season, period
Example

新赛季马上就要开始了。

xīn sài jì mǎ shàng jiù yào kāi shǐ le

The new season is about to start.

Structure & writing

1 季 jì — the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order)

季 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 禾 hé — rice seedling; rice plant

禾 is a component in 37 characters

HSK 1

和 hé harmonious; peaceful 租 zū to rent, pay to use something for an agreed period

HSK 3

季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 秋 qiū autumn; fall (third season of the year) 种 zhǒng species, the basic unit of biological classification, below genus 香 xiāng fragrant; pleasant-smelling (opposite of 臭)

HSK 4

乘 chéng to ride; to travel by (vehicle or animal) 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt') 秀 xiù (of plants) to put forth flowers or ears, especially crops 科 kē category of academic discipline, course, or field of work 秒 miǎo awn on grain husks

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积 jī to accumulate gradually 程 chéng rules; regulations 稍 shāo slightly; a little

HSK 5

私 sī private; personal (opposite of 公) 秘 mì secret; not made public 称 chēng to call; to be called 移 yí to move; to shift 税 shuì tax; duties levied by the government

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稳 wěn stable; steady

HSK 6

委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 秩 zhì (lit.) orderly; well-organized 稻 dào rice plant (annual grass with narrow leaves; staple crop in China, mainly paddy rice) 稼 jia to plant (grain crops) 稿 gǎo draft or manuscript of a poem, essay, drawing, etc.

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菌 jūn microorganism (bacteria, fungi, mold, etc.); esp. pathogenic bacteria 颖 yǐng awn-bearing husk of certain grasses (e.g. rice, wheat)

HSK 7

秃 tū bald (of a person's head); bare of feathers or fur (of an animal's head or tail) 秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 秤 chèng weighing scale or balance (including steelyard, platform scale, spring scale, etc.); especially a steelyard 秧 yāng seedling of a plant, especially rice seedling 秽 huì dirty; unclean

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稀 xī rare; scarce; few 稚 zhì (dial.) late-planted crops 稠 chóu thick; viscous (of liquid, opposite of 稀) 稽 jī to stay; to tarry 酥 sū food made from the skin of curdled cow's or goat's milk; clarified butter (ancient usage)

1.2 子 zǐ — child (son or daughter in ancient usage); now specifically son

Xpinyin

子 is a component in 19 characters

HSK 1

好 hǎo good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏) 字 zì written character; word 学 xué to study; to learn (opposite of 教) 孩 hái young child

HSK 2

游 yóu unfixed; constantly moving

HSK 3

季 jì the youngest among brothers (伯, 仲, 叔, 季 denoting birth order) 李 lǐ plum tree (deciduous tree with white flowers)

HSK 4

仔 zǎi (dial.) young man 厚 hòu thick (of a flat object, opposite of 薄) 存 cún to exist; to be alive 孙 sūn grandchild; relatives of the grandchild's generation

HSK 5

享 xiǎng to possess; to obtain

HSK 6

孕 yùn pregnancy 孤 gū orphaned in childhood; later also referring to having lost both parents

HSK 7

孔 kǒng hole; opening; aperture 孝 xiào to respect and support one's parents 孪 luán twin; born as a pair from one birth 猛 měng fierce; ferocious 籽 zǐ seeds of certain plants

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