春生，夏長，秋收，冬藏 chūn shēng ， xià zhǎng ， qiū shōu ， dōng cáng

seasonal cycle: sow, grow, harvest, store

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
春 chūn HSK 3
spring (season); youthful; joyful
生 shēng HSK 1
life; to be born; raw
夏 xià HSK 3
summer; surname Xia; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
長 zhǎng
to grow; to develop; to increase
秋 qiū HSK 3
autumn; fall; harvest time
收 shōu HSK 4
to receive; to accept; to collect
冬 dōng HSK 3
winter; surname Dong; (onom.) beating a drum
藏 cáng HSK 5
to hide away; to conceal; to store