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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

春 chūn
HSK 3
spring; wanton
生 shēng
HSK 1
life, living, lifetime; birth
夏 xià
HSK 3
summer; great, grand, big
长 zhǎng
HSK 2
long; length; excel in; leader
秋 qiū
HSK 3
autumn, fall; year
收 shōu
HSK 4
gather together, collect; harvest
冬 dōng
HSK 3
winter, 11th lunar month
藏 cáng
HSK 5
hide, conceal; hoard, store up