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

seasonal cycle of farm work

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
长 zhǎng HSK 2
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