晝短夜長 zhòu duǎn yè cháng

the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. the winter days are short and the nights long (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
晝 zhòu
daytime
短 duǎn HSK 3
short; brief; to lack
夜 yè HSK 5
night; variant of 夜yè
長 cháng
to grow; to develop; to increase