ceon1 gwai3春季
Jyutpingceon1 gwai3
Yalechēun gwai
Definition
Spring; the first of the four seasons.
neutralweathertime
How it's used
While 春季 is the formal term for the season, local speakers almost exclusively use 春天 in daily conversation. Using 春季 often sounds like you are reading a weather report or a formal announcement. It is perfectly acceptable in writing, but stick to 春天 for casual chat.
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This spring seems particularly humid.
Do you like going hiking in the countryside during spring?
Related words
Common phrases
springtime dampness caused by warm, moist air
spring flu
Common mistake
Learners often mistakenly use 春季 in casual speech where 春天 is the natural choice, making the sentence sound overly stiff or academic.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
