People Celebrate Hottest Day of Year "Sanfu" Like Their Ancestors

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People Celebrate Hottest Day of Year "Sanfu" Like Their Ancestors

中国过三伏方式多种多样

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Keywords

三伏 - sānfú - three periods forming the hottest periods of summer, from mid-July to mid-August
传统 - chuántǒng - tradition / traditional
节气 - jiéqi - solar term
气温 - qìwēn - air temperature
潮湿 - cháoshī - damp / moist
农历 - nónglì - the traditional Chinese calendar / the lunar calendar
计算 - jìsuàn - to count / to calculate / to compute
阳历 - yánglì - solar calendar / Western calendar
祖先 - zǔxiān - ancestor / forebears
继承 - jìchéng - to inherit / to succeed to (the throne etc.) / to carry on (a tradition etc.)
蜂拥 - fēngyōng - to flock (to see)
贴 - tiē - to stick / to paste / to post
肺脏 - fèizàng - lung
气血 - qìxuè - qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)
通畅 - tōngchàng - unobstructed / clear
药物 - yàowù - medicaments / pharmaceuticals / medication / medicine
治疗 - zhìliáo - to treat (an illness) / medical treatment / therapy
慢性病 - mànxìngbìng - chronic disease
妇女 - fùnǚ - woman
诊断 - zhěnduàn - to diagnose / diagnosis
慢性咽喉炎 - mànxìng yānhóu yán - chronic sore throat
好转 - hǎozhuǎn - to improve / to take a turn for the better / improvement
推荐 - tuījiàn - to recommend / recommendation
理论 - lǐlùn - theory
驱散 - qūsàn - to disperse / to break up
胃 - wèi - stomach
寒气 - hánqì - cold air
茉莉花 - mòlihuā - jasmine
盛 - shèng - flourishing / vigorous / magnificent / extensively
精油 - jīngyóu - essential oil
含量 - hánliàng - content / quantity contained
原料 - yuánliào - raw material
蒲扇 - púshàn - palm-leaf fan
度过 - dùguò - to pass / to spend (time) / to survive / to get through
舒适 - shūshì - cozy / snug

Grammar

Month + 中旬 - Expressing " the middle third of a month" with "Month + zhōngxún"
三伏是按农历计算的，一般在阳历7月中旬到8月上旬，差不多三四十天的时间。

Month + 上旬 - Expressing "thefirst third of the month" with "Month + shàngxún"
三伏是按农历计算的，一般在阳历7月中旬到8月上旬，差不多三四十天的时间。

曾(经) + Verb / Clause - Expressing "once / already / previously…" with "céng(jīng) + Verb / Clause" (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
她说，她很多年前曾经被诊断为慢性咽喉炎，开始贴三伏贴以后就逐渐好转了。

至今... - Expressing "to this day / until now..." with "zhìjīn..."
至今，她已把这个治疗方法推荐给了很多亲朋好友。

(在)…期间 - Expressing "during (a period of time)" with "(zài)…qījiān"
一家羊肉馆的店主说，三伏期间是生意最好的时候，每天顾客都要吃掉40多只羊。
三伏期间茉莉花的精油含量最高，而这是制作上等茉莉花茶必不可少的原料。

追溯至 / 追溯到 + Time Period - Expressing "to date back to…" with "zhuīsù zhì / zhuīsù dào + Time Period"
据说，三伏吃羊肉的传统可以追溯到大约4200年前。

Grammar

Month + 中旬 - Expressing " the middle third of a month" with "Month + zhōngxún"
三伏是按農曆計算的，一般在陽曆7月中旬到8月上旬，差不多三四十天的時間。

Month + 上旬 - Expressing "thefirst third of the month" with "Month + shàngxún"
三伏是按農曆計算的，一般在陽曆7月中旬到8月上旬，差不多三四十天的時間。

曾(經) + Verb / Clause - Expressing "once / already / previously…" with "céng(jīng) + Verb / Clause" (past tense marker used before verb or clause)
她說，她很多年前曾經被診斷為慢性咽喉炎，開始貼三伏貼以後就逐漸好轉了。

至今... - Expressing "to this day / until now..." with "zhìjīn..."
至今，她已把這個治療方法推薦給了很多親朋好友。

(在)…期間 - Expressing "during (a period of time)" with "(zài)…qījiān"
一家羊肉館的店主說，三伏期間是生意最好的時候，每天顧客都要吃掉40多隻羊。
三伏期間茉莉花的精油含量最高，而這是製作上等茉莉花茶必不可少的原料。

追溯至 / 追溯到 + Time Period - Expressing "to date back to…" with "zhuīsù zhì / zhuīsù dào + Time Period"
據說，三伏吃羊肉的傳統可以追溯到大約4200年前。

Proper Nouns

湖北省 - Húběi Shěng - Hubei Province
武汉市 - Wǔhàn shì - Wuhan city (capital of Hubei Province)
湖北省中医院 - Húběi Shěng Zhōngyīyuàn - Hubei Provincial Hospital of TCM
中医 - Zhōngyī - traditional Chinese medical science
山东省 - Shāndōng Shěng - Shandong Province
泰安市 - Tài'ān shì - Tai'an city (Shandong Province)
福建省 - Fújiàn Shěng - Fujian Province

Idioms

多种多样 - duōzhǒngduōyàng - manifold / all sorts / many and varied
必不可少 - bìbùkěshǎo - absolutely necessary / indispensable / essential

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