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Great Cold: The Last Solar Term of the Year
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2026 nián2026年1 yuè1月20 rì20日shì是“dà hán大寒”。

January 20, 2026, is 'Great Cold'.

dà hán大寒shì是yī zhǒng一种tè bié特别de的“rì zi日子”,dàn但tā它bú shì不是jié rì节日。

Great Cold is a special 'day', but it is not a festival.

tā它shǔ yú属于zhōng guó中国de的“èr shí sì jié qì二十四节气”。

It belongs to China's 'Twenty-Four Solar Terms'.

nǐ你kě yǐ可以bǎ把jié qì节气lǐ jiě理解chéng成yī zhāng一张gǔ dài古代de的tiān qì天气rì lì日历:yī一nián年bèi被fēn chéng分成24gè个bù fèn部分,měi gè每个bù fèn部分tí xǐng提醒rén men人们tiān qì天气zài在biàn变,shēng huó生活yě也yào要gēn zhe跟着tiáo zhěng调整。

You can think of the solar terms as an ancient weather calendar: the year is divided into 24 parts, each part reminding people that the weather is changing and life should adjust accordingly.

dà hán大寒shì是èr shí sì jié qì二十四节气lǐ里de的zuì hòu最后yí gè一个。

Great Cold is the last of the twenty-four solar terms.

tā它de的míng zì名字yì si意思hěn很zhí jiē直接,jiù shì就是yī nián一年lǐ里zuì最lěng冷de的shí hòu时候dào到le了。

Its name is very straightforward, meaning the coldest time of the year has arrived.

duì对hěn很duō多zhōng guó中国rén人lái来shuō说,dà hán大寒yě也xiàng像yí gè一个tí xǐng提醒:jiù旧de的yī nián一年kuài快jié shù结束le了,zài再jiān chí坚持yī xià一下,chūn tiān春天jiù就huì会màn màn lái慢慢来。

For many Chinese people, Great Cold is also like a reminder: the old year is almost over, just hold on a little longer, and spring will slowly come.

zài在dà hán大寒zhè这yī tiān一天,hěn很duō多dì fāng地方huì会zuò做sān jiàn三件shì事:chī吃dé得nuǎn暖、dòng动qǐ lái起来、zhǔn bèi准备guò nián过年。

On Great Cold day, many places do three things: eat warmly, get moving, and prepare for the New Year.

xiān先shuō说“chī吃dé得nuǎn暖”。

First, let's talk about 'eating warmly'.

běi fāng北方yǒu rén有人chī吃“xiāo hán gāo消寒糕”,yòng用nuò mǐ糯米zuò做chéng成,tián甜tián甜de的、hěn很nuǎn huo暖和。

In northern China, some people eat 'Xiaohan Cake', made from glutinous rice, sweet and very warming.

yīn wèi因为“gāo糕”hé和“gāo高”fā yīn发音yī yàng一样,suǒ yǐ所以dà jiā大家yě也bǎ把tā它dàng chéng当成yī zhǒng一种zhù fú祝福,xī wàng希望xīn新de的yī nián一年yuè lái yuè越来越hǎo好。

Because 'cake' and 'tall' sound the same in Chinese, people also see it as a blessing, hoping the new year will get better and better.

nán fāng南方bù shǎo不少rén人xǐ huān喜欢bāo tāng煲汤,bǐ rú比如jī tāng鸡汤。

In southern China, many people like to make soups, such as chicken soup.

rè热tāng汤hē喝xià qù下去,shēn tǐ身体huì会shū fú舒服hěn很duō多,yě也gèng更néng能dǐ kàng抵抗hán lěng寒冷。

Drinking hot soup makes the body feel much better and helps resist the cold.

dì èr第二shì是“dòng qǐ lái动起来”。

The second is 'getting moving'.

dà hán大寒qián hòu前后,hěn很duō多jiā tíng家庭huì会kāi shǐ开始dà sǎo chú大扫除。

Around Great Cold, many families start a big cleaning.

cā擦chuāng hù窗户、shōu shí收拾fáng jiān房间、diū diào丢掉bù yòng不用de的jiù旧dōng xī东西。

Wiping windows, tidying rooms, throwing away unused old things.

zhōng guó中国rén人cháng常shuō说“chú jiù yíng xīn除旧迎新”,yì si意思shì是bǎ把jiù旧de的dōng xī东西zhěng lǐ整理diào掉,ràng让jiā lǐ家里gān jìng干净,yě也ràng让xīn qíng心情gèng更qīng sōng轻松,zhǔn bèi准备yíng jiē迎接xīn新de的kāi shǐ开始。

Chinese people often say 'remove the old and welcome the new', meaning to clean out old things, make the home clean, and lighten the mood to prepare for a new beginning.

zuì hòu最后shì是“zhǔn bèi准备guò nián过年”。

Finally, 'preparing for the New Year'.

yīn wèi因为dà hán大寒zhī hòu之后,chūn jié春节jiù就bù不yuǎn远le了。

Because after Great Cold, the Spring Festival is not far away.

rén men人们huì会mǎi买nián huò年货、tiē贴hóng sè红色zhuāng shì装饰,jiē shàng街上yě也huì会yuè lái yuè越来越yǒu有guò nián过年de的qì fēn气氛。

People buy New Year goods, put up red decorations, and the streets become more festive.

suī rán虽然tiān qì天气hěn很lěng冷,dàn但dà jiā大家xīn lǐ心里huì会gèng更qī dài期待,gèng更rè nào热闹。

Although the weather is very cold, everyone feels more excited and lively inside.

dà hán大寒shì是yī nián一年de的wěi shēng尾声,yě也shì是chūn tiān春天de的qián zòu前奏。

Great Cold is the end of the year and also the prelude to spring.

tā它gào sù告诉wǒ men我们:zuì最lěng冷de的shí hòu时候yǐ jīng已经kuài快dào tóu到头le了。

It tells us: the coldest time is almost over.

guò过le了dà hán大寒,lí离wēn nuǎn温暖jiù就gèng更jìn近yī bù一步。

After Great Cold, we are one step closer to warmth.

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