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The Coldest Time of the Year Has Arrived: The First Day of the 'Sanjiu' Period
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jīn tiān今天shì是2026nián年1yuè月8rì日,zhōng guó中国zhèng shì正式jìn rù进入le了“sān jiǔ三九”de的dì yī第一tiān天。

Today is January 8, 2026, and China has officially entered the first day of the 'Sanjiu' period.

zài在zhōng guó中国chuán tǒng传统wén huà文化zhōng中,cóng从dōng zhì冬至kāi shǐ开始,měi每jiǔ tiān九天wèi为yí gè一个dān wèi单位。

In traditional Chinese culture, starting from the winter solstice, every nine days is considered a unit.

qí zhōng其中,dì sān第三gè个jiǔ tiān九天,yě也jiù shì就是“sān jiǔ三九”,tōng cháng通常bèi被rèn wéi认为shì是yī nián一年zhōng中zuì最hán lěng寒冷de的shí jiān时间。

The third nine-day period, called 'Sanjiu', is usually regarded as the coldest time of the year.

zhōng guó中国mín jiān民间yǒu有yī jù一句fēi cháng非常yǒu míng有名de的sú yǔ俗语,jiào zuò叫作“sān jiǔ三九sì jiǔ四九bīng冰shàng上zǒu走”,yì si意思jiù shì就是zhè ge这个shí hòu时候tiān qì天气lěng冷dào到le了jí diǎn极点,hé河lǐ里de的bīng冰yǐ jīng已经hòu厚dé得kě yǐ可以ràng让rén人zài在shàng miàn上面xíng zǒu行走le了。

There is a famous Chinese saying: 'Walking on ice during the third and fourth nine-day periods,' meaning the weather is extremely cold and the river ice is thick enough to walk on.

jìn rù进入sān jiǔ三九yǐ lái以来,běi fāng北方de的lěng冷kōng qì空气huó dòng活动gèng jiā更加pín fán频繁。

Since entering the Sanjiu period, cold air activity in northern China has become more frequent.

zài在jiē tóu街头,wǒ men我们kě yǐ可以kàn dào看到rén men人们chuān穿shàng上le了zuì最hòu厚、zuì最nuǎn huo暖和de的dōng冬zhuāng装。

On the streets, we can see people wearing the thickest and warmest winter clothes.

dà fēng大风chuī吹guò过,kū枯shù zhī树枝shā shā沙沙zuò作xiǎng响,chuāng hù窗户shàng上yě也cháng常huì会chū xiàn出现měi lì美丽de的bīng huā冰花。

The strong wind rustles the dry tree branches, and beautiful frost patterns often appear on the windows.

qì xiàng气象zhuān jiā专家jiě shì解释shuō说,suī rán虽然dōng zhì冬至nà tiān那天tài yáng guāng太阳光zuì最ruò弱,dàn但yóu yú由于dì qiú地球biǎo miàn表面rè liàng热量de的chí xù持续sàn shī散失,dào到le了sān jiǔ三九shí时,dì biǎo地表de的wēn dù温度cái才jiàng降dào到zuì最dī低。

Meteorologists explain that although the sunlight is weakest on the winter solstice, due to continuous heat loss from the Earth's surface, the temperature reaches its lowest during the Sanjiu period.

miàn duì面对yán hán严寒,zhōng guó中国de的nán南běi fāng北方yǒu zhe有着bù tóng不同de的fáng hán防寒xí sú习俗。

Facing the severe cold, northern and southern China have different customs to keep warm.

běi fāng rén北方人xǐ huān喜欢zài在sān jiǔ tiān三九天chī吃rè téng téng热腾腾de的jiǎo zi饺子,huò zhě或者dùn炖yī一guō锅yáng ròu羊肉lái来bǔ chōng补充néng liàng能量。

People in the north like to eat hot dumplings or stew a pot of lamb to replenish energy during Sanjiu days.

ér而zài在nán fāng南方,dà jiā大家zé则xǐ huān喜欢hē喝jī tāng鸡汤,tōng guò通过wēn温bǔ补de的fāng shì方式lái来ràng让shēn tǐ身体nuǎn huo暖和qǐ lái起来。

In the south, people prefer to drink chicken soup to warm their bodies through nourishing heat.

suī rán虽然sān jiǔ tiān三九天fēi cháng非常hán lěng寒冷,dàn但yě也yì wèi zhe意味着chūn tiān春天bù不yuǎn远le了。

Although the Sanjiu days are very cold, they also mean that spring is not far away.

gǔ rén古人shuō说“wù jí bì fǎn物极必反”,dāng当hán lěng寒冷dào到le了jí zhì极致,wēn nuǎn温暖de的shēng jī生机yě也zhèng zài正在bīng冰céng层zhī xià之下màn màn慢慢shēng zhǎng生长。

Ancient people said 'extremes meet,' meaning when the cold reaches its peak, warm life is slowly growing beneath the ice.

qì xiàng气象bù mén部门tí xǐng提醒dà jiā大家,sān jiǔ三九qī jiān期间qì wēn气温biàn huà变化dà大,yào要zhù yì注意tóu bù头部hé和jiǎo bù脚部de的bǎo nuǎn保暖,yù fáng预防gǎn mào感冒。

Meteorological departments remind everyone that temperatures vary greatly during Sanjiu, so keep your head and feet warm to prevent colds.

tóng shí同时,yóu yú由于tiān qì天气gān zào干燥,yě也yào要jì de记得duō多hē喝wēn温shuǐ水,bǎo chí保持shēn tǐ身体jiàn kāng健康。

Also, because the weather is dry, remember to drink plenty of warm water to stay healthy.

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