Word: 夏 (xià) 夏 dictionary entry xià summer; the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407–432); surname Xia Full dictionary entry for 夏 Example sentences using 夏 6 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 一年有春,夏,秋,冬。 Yì nián yǒu chūn, xià, qiū, dōng. A year has spring, summer, autumn and winter. 你们那儿的夏热不热? Nǐmen nàr de xià rè bú rè? Is the summer hot where you are? 多亏了冷夏,啤酒卖的不好。 Duōkuī le lěng xià, píjiǔ mài de bù hǎo. Thanks to a cold summer, beer has sold poorly. 大陆性气候的特点是冬冷夏热。 Dàlùxìngqìhòu de tèdiǎn shì dōng lěng xià rè. A continental climate is characterized by cold winters and hot summers. 春夏两季,我们常去海边玩。 Chūn xià liǎng jì, wǒmen cháng qù hǎibiān wán. In spring and summer, we often go to the seaside. 这里的夏又热又长。 Zhèlǐ de xià yòu rè yòu cháng. Summers here are hot and long.