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冬 vs 冬天
/ dōng vs dōngtiān /
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Definition
冬 and 冬天 both Nouns, which means “winter”.
Example
冬 is an agglutinative word, which cannot be used independently. 冬天 is a free word and can be used freely.
一冬, 冬夜 in examples ① and ② exemplify that 冬 is usually used with other words, such as 暖冬 (warm winter), 冬去春来 (spring follows winter), etc.
冬天 in examples ③ and ④ are used independently.
Except for example ①, the two words are not interchangeable in the other examples.
The difference between 春 and 春天, 夏 and 夏天, 秋 and 秋天 is similar.
冬天 in examples ③ and ④ are used independently.
Except for example ①, the two words are not interchangeable in the other examples.
The difference between 春 and 春天, 夏 and 夏天, 秋 and 秋天 is similar.
1
Jīnnián
今年
yī
一
dōng
冬
méi
没
xiàxuě
下雪
。
There is no snow through all the winter.
2
Zài
在
zhège
这个
jìjìng
寂静
de
的
dōngyè
冬夜
,
yījiārén
一家人
wéilú
围炉
pǐnchá
品茶
。
On the still winter night,the family sat around the oven over tea.
3
Dōngtiān
冬天
dào
到
liǎo
了
。
Winter is coming.
4
Zhè
这
shì
是
yī
一
gè
个
hánlěng
寒冷
de
的
dōngtiān
冬天
。
This is a harsh winter.