🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

春天

Pronunciation / Transliteration: chūntiān

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Spring/sprɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #300 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"春天里花儿开得很漂亮。"

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3 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The season of the year between winter and summer, during which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November.

    "The flowers bloom beautifully in the spring."
  2. 2

    A coiled metal wire or strip that returns to its original shape when compressed or extended, used to store and release mechanical energy.

    "The mattress has many individual springs."
As verb
  1. 1

    To move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.

    "He sprang out of bed when he heard the alarm."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'spring' originates from the Old English 'springan', meaning 'to leap up or burst forth'. It has Germanic roots, related to the Old High German 'springan', which also means 'to leap'. Over time, its meaning expanded to include the season of growth and renewal.

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