初伏 chū fú

first hot period of midsummer

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. middle ten days of July, the first of 三伏sān fú sān fú, three hottest periods of the year

Characters

Character Meaning
初 chū HSK 5
(at the) beginning; at first; first
伏 fú HSK 6
to conceal oneself; to lie low; to fall (go down)