华夏 (華夏)
Huá xià
Pinyin

Definition

华夏 (華夏)
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Huá xià
  1. old name for China
  2. Cathay

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

夏
Xià
  1. 1 the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC
  2. 2 Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432)
  3. 3 surname Xia
夏天
xià tiān
  1. 1 summer
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
夏威夷
Xià wēi yí
  1. 1 Hawaii, US state
夏娃
Xià wá
  1. 1 Eve (in Protestant versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh, probably via Cantonese 夏娃 {Haa6waā})
夏季
xià jì
  1. 1 summer

Idioms (2)

夏虫不可以语冰
xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng
  1. 1 a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom)
春生，夏长，秋收，冬藏
chūn shēng , xià zhǎng , qiū shōu , dōng cáng
  1. 1 sow in spring, develop in summer, harvest in autumn, store in winter (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哎，你说是古埃及文明开始得早，还是华夏文明开始得早啊？
ai ，nǐ shuo shì gǔ āijí wénmíng kāishǐ de zǎo ，hái shì huáxiàwénmíng kāishǐ de zǎo a ？
Ah...which civilization do you think appeared first, Egyptian or Chinese?
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很可惜这么伟大的文明有过中断，现在只留下些陵墓和木乃伊。我们华夏文明虽然开始得晚些，但是很完整。就说长城吧，是在宇宙中唯一可以看到的地球上的建筑。
hěn kěxī zhème wěidà de wénmíng yǒuguò zhōngduàn ，xiànzài zhǐ liúxià xiē língmù hé mùnǎiyī 。wǒmen huáxiàwénmíng suīrán kāishǐ de wǎn xiē ，dànshì hěn wánzhěng 。jiù shuō Chángchéng ba ，shì zài yǔzhòu zhōng wéiyī kěyǐ kàndào de dìqiúshàng de jiànzhù 。
What a shame that such a magnificent civilization broke off. The only things left now are tombs and mummies. Although Chinese civilization started a bit later, it was very complete. Let's just talk about the Great Wall. It's the only man-made structure on earth visible from outer space.
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嗯，我认为宣扬正确的孝道观念对于延续这项华夏民族的美德是很重要的。
ng4 ，wǒ rènwéi xuānyáng zhèngquè de xiàodào guānniàn duìyú yánxù zhè xiàng huáxià mínzú de měidé shì hěn zhòngyào de 。
Yeah, I think that upholding a correct notion of filial piety is important for the continuance of the good moral virtues of the Chinese people.
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