数九寒天 shǔ jiǔ hán tiān

deep winter; coldest days after winter solstice

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. nine periods of nine days each after winter solstice, the coldest time of the year

Characters

Character Meaning
数 shǔ HSK 3
number; several; figure
九 jiǔ HSK 1
nine; 9
寒 hán HSK 4
cold; poor; to tremble
天 tiān HSK 1
day; sky; heaven