guò dōng
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  • v.pass the winter; hibernate

    • zhè jiàn báo mián ǎo néng guò dōng ma

      棉袄过冬

      Is it possible to ride out the winter in such a thin jacket?

    • dà yàn měi nián dōu lái zhè lǐ guò dōng

      大雁每年这里过冬

      Every year wild geese fly here to pass the winter.

    • bǎ yáng gǎn dào shān gǔ li qù guò dōng

      赶到山谷过冬

      herd the sheep into the valley for the winter

    • zhè xiē niǎo zài nǎ lǐ guò dōng

      这些哪里过冬

      Where do these birds winter?

    • guò dōng de chǎng suǒ

      过冬场所

      place to overwinter

    • mǔ niú chī dào cǎo guò dōng

      母牛稻草过冬

      Cows winter on straw.

    • wèi guò dōng ér zhǔn bèi

      过冬准备

      provide against winter

    • kǎo chá duì jué dìng zài shān li guò dōng

      考察决定过冬

      The investigation team decided to overwinter in the mountains.

    • tā men yǒu zú gòu de rán liào lái guò dōng

      他们足够燃料过冬

      They had enough fuel to see the winter out.

    • sōng shǔ zhù cáng jiān guǒ yǐ guò dōng

      松鼠贮藏坚果过冬

      The squirrel makes a store of nuts for the winter.

Word usage

  • Note
    "过冬" is different from "越冬". "越冬" cannot be used for people; "过冬" can be used for people and other things.
  • "过" and "冬" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 穿毛衣

      Can you spend the winter with a sweater?

    • 北京出差

      I'm going to Beijing for a business trip after the winter.

    • 南方

      I passed the winter in a small southern town once.

Chinese words with pinyin guo dong