Months in Chinese
Do you know the Chinese words for the months of the year? How about the words for Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring? You will after this free online lesson! Whether you’re traveling in a Chinese-speaking country, or having a conversation with native Mandarin Chinese speakers, the months and seasons are useful to know.
Follow the English translations, listen carefully to the Chinese pronunciation and practice saying the months and seasons aloud. Remember, practice makes perfect! And here's a tip: Start using a Chinese calendar, which will help you remember the words more easily.
How to pronounce months in Chinese
As hard as you try, without helpful feedback your Chinese pronunciation is never going to be the same as a native speaker’s. If you've found it difficult to perfect the way you say Chinese words and phrases, this lesson will help you.
Using the blue Rocket Record buttons you can record the way you say each month or season, and compare it with the way a native speaker of Mandarin Chinese does. That’s right, with Rocket Chinese voice mapping technology you can record your voice as many times as you need until your pronunciation matches the Chinese speaker!
Here are the names of the months …
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yīyuè
一月
一月
January
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èryuè
二月
二月
February
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sānyuè
三月
三月
March
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sìyuè
四月
四月
April
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wǔyuè
五月
五月
May
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liùyuè
六月
六月
June
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qīyuè
七月
七月
July
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bāyuè
八月
八月
August
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jiǔyuè
九月
九月
September
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shíyuè
十月
十月
October
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shíyīyuè
十一月
十一月
November
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shíèryuè
十二月
十二月
December
How to pronounce seasons in Chinese
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chūntiān
春天
春天
Spring
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xiàtiān
夏天
夏天
Summer
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qiūtiān
秋天
秋天
Autumn
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dōngtiān
冬天
冬天
Winter
Officially spring is during the months of March, April and May in China. Summer is from June through to August. Autumn is during the months of September, October and November and winter is from December to February. Nevertheless, it’s not uncommon to have some cold weather in May when the plants are in full flower or warm and humid days in October together with beautiful autumn colors.
Xià cì jiàn! (下次见！)
Lin Ping
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