lì dōng
立冬
：
dōng tiān
冬天
de
的
kāi shǐ
开始
Beginning of Winter: The Start of Winter
měi nián每年de的shí yī yuè十一月qī七rì日huò或bā八rì日shì是 “lì dōng立冬 ” 。
Every year on November 7th or 8th is "Lidong" (Beginning of Winter).
“lì立 ”shì是kāi shǐ开始 ， “dōng冬 ”shì是cáng藏 。
"Li" means beginning, and "Dong" means storage or winter.
tiān qì天气biàn变lěng冷 ，zhí wù植物xiū xī休息 ，dòng wù动物yě也kāi shǐ开始zhǔn bèi准备guò dōng过冬 。
The weather gets colder, plants rest, and animals start preparing for winter.
rén men人们shuō说 ： “lì dōng立冬yī一dào到 ，dōng tiān冬天lái来le了 。 ”
People say: "When Lidong arrives, winter has come."
běi fāng北方de的hé shuǐ河水kāi shǐ开始jié bīng结冰 ，tǔ dì土地yě也biàn yìng变硬 。
Rivers in the north begin to freeze, and the ground becomes hard.
lěng冷fēng风yī一chuī吹 ，dà jiā大家dōu都chuān穿shàng上hòu厚yī fú衣服 。
When the cold wind blows, everyone puts on thick clothes.
zhōng guó中国dì fāng地方dà大 ，nán fāng南方hái shì还是wēn nuǎn温暖 ，běi fāng北方yǐ jīng已经piāo xuě飘雪 ，dàn但lì dōng立冬dōu都biǎo shì表示xīn新jì jié季节de的dào lái到来 。
China is large; the south is still warm, the north is already snowing, but Lidong marks the arrival of a new season.
zài在gǔ shí hòu古时候 ，lì dōng立冬shì是zhòng yào重要de的jié rì节日 。
In ancient times, Lidong was an important festival.
rén men人们huì会gǎn xiè感谢tiān dì天地 ，qìng zhù庆祝fēng shōu丰收 ，yě也xī wàng希望lái来nián年fēng tiáo yǔ shùn风调雨顺 。
People would thank heaven and earth, celebrate the harvest, and hope for favorable weather in the coming year.
mín jiān民间hái yǒu还有 “bǔ dōng补冬 ”de的xí sú习俗 ，yào要chī吃hǎo chī好吃de的 ，bǔ chōng补充néng liàng能量 。
There is a folk custom called "Bu Dong" (Winter Supplement), where people eat delicious food to replenish energy.
běi fāng北方rén人ài爱chī吃jiǎo zi饺子 ，shuō说 “lì dōng立冬bù不chī吃jiǎo zi饺子 ，ěr duǒ耳朵huì会dòng冻diào掉 ” 。
People in the north love eating dumplings, saying "If you don't eat dumplings on Lidong, your ears will freeze off."
nán fāng南方rén人xǐ huān喜欢hē喝jī tāng鸡汤 、yáng ròu羊肉tāng汤 ，huò zhě或者chī吃yā鸭ròu肉 、yú ròu鱼肉 ，ràng让shēn tǐ身体nuǎn huo暖和 。
People in the south like to drink chicken soup, mutton soup, or eat duck and fish to keep warm.
lì dōng立冬yě也shì是yǎng shēng养生de的hǎo好shí hòu时候 。
Lidong is also a good time for health preservation.
yào要zǎo早shuì睡wǎn晚qǐ起 ，duō多shài tài yáng晒太阳 ，zhù yì注意bǎo nuǎn保暖 。
People should go to bed early and get up late, get more sunlight, and keep warm.
kě yǐ可以duō多chī吃yáng ròu羊肉 、niú ròu牛肉 、hóng zǎo红枣 ，hē喝rè热tāng汤 ，shǎo少chī吃lěng冷de的dōng xī东西 。
You can eat more mutton, beef, red dates, drink hot soup, and eat less cold food.
lì dōng立冬ràng让rén men人们gǎn shòu感受dào到jì jié季节de的biàn huà变化 ，yě也tí xǐng提醒dà jiā大家 ：màn慢xià lái下来 ，hǎo hǎo好好xiū xī休息 ，zhǔn bèi准备yíng jiē迎接hán lěng寒冷de的dōng tiān冬天 。
Lidong lets people feel the change of seasons and reminds everyone to slow down, rest well, and prepare for the cold winter.
By Easy Mandarin News|AI-assisted