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jīng zhé : chūn léi xiǎng , wàn wù zhǎng
惊蛰:春雷响,万物长

Jingzhe: Spring Thunder Sounds, Everything Grows
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2026 nián 3 yuè 5 rì2026年3月5日shìjīng zhé惊蛰

March 5, 2026, is "Jingzhe".

shìzhōng guó中国èr shí sì jié qì二十四节气zhōngdesānshìchūn tiān春天zhēn zhèng真正kāi shǐ开始biàn nuǎn变暖deshí hòu时候

It is the third of the 24 solar terms in China and marks the time when spring truly begins to warm up.

jīngshìjīng xǐng惊醒zhéshìdōng mián冬眠

"Jing" means to awaken, and "Zhe" means hibernation.

gǔ rén古人rèn wéi认为chūn tiān春天deléishēng xiǎng声响lezàishuì jiào睡觉dexiǎodòng wù动物kūn chóng昆虫dōuchǎo xǐng吵醒le

Ancient people believed that the sound of thunder in spring woke up the small animals and insects sleeping in the soil.

suǒ yǐ所以zhè ge这个jié qì节气demíng zì名字jiùjiàojīng zhé惊蛰

Therefore, this solar term is called "Jingzhe."

jīng zhé惊蛰dàoledà zì rán大自然biàn dé变得fēi cháng非常rè nào热闹

When Jingzhe arrives, nature becomes very lively.

tiān qì天气yī tiān一天yī tiān一天nuǎn huo暖和yǔ shuǐ雨水duōleqǐ lái起来

The weather gets warmer day by day, and there is more rainfall.

zàinán fāng南方fěn hóng sè粉红色detáo huā桃花kāileyàn zi燕子cóngnán fāng南方fēihuí lái回来lexiǎocǎobiàn绿le

In the south, pink peach blossoms bloom, swallows fly back from the south, and the grass turns green.

duì yú对于nóng mín农民lái shuō来说zhèshìfēi cháng非常zhòng yào重要deshí hòu时候yīn wèi因为dà jiā大家yàokāi shǐ开始máng zhe忙着chūn gēng春耕zhòng dì种地le

For farmers, this is a very important time because everyone starts busy spring plowing and planting.

zàimín jiān民间jīng zhé惊蛰yǒuhěnduōyǒu qù有趣dexí sú习俗

Among the people, Jingzhe has many interesting customs.

qí zhōng其中zuìcháng jiàn常见deshìchī lí吃梨

The most common one is "eating pears."

yīn wèi因为dedú yīn读音yī yàng一样rén men人们xī wàng希望tōng guò通过chīràngjí bìng疾病bù hǎo不好deshì qíng事情dōulí kāi离开

Because the pronunciation of "pear" is the same as "leave," people hope that by eating pears, diseases and bad things will "leave."

ér qiě而且chūn tiān春天detiān qì天气bǐ jiào比较gān zào干燥chīkě yǐ可以rùn fèi润肺duìshēn tǐ身体hěnyǒuhǎo chù好处

Also, spring weather is relatively dry, and eating pears can moisten the lungs, which is good for health.

cǐ wài此外jīng zhé惊蛰shí jié时节deqì wēn气温háiwěn dìng稳定jīng cháng经常huìyǒudǎo chūn hán倒春寒

In addition, the temperature during Jingzhe is still unstable, and there are often "late spring chills."

zhè shí hòu这时候dà jiā大家bú yào不要tàizǎohuànshàngbáoyī fú衣服hái shì还是yàozhù yì注意bǎo nuǎn保暖

At this time, people should not change into light clothes too early and should still keep warm.

zàiyǐn shí饮食shàngkě yǐ可以duōchīyī xiē一些jiǔ cài韭菜dòu yá豆芽děngxīn xiān新鲜shū cài蔬菜bāng zhù帮助shēn tǐ身体bǎo chí保持jiàn kāng健康

In terms of diet, eating more fresh vegetables like chives and bean sprouts can help keep the body healthy.

jīng zhé惊蛰shìyí gè一个chōng mǎn充满xī wàng希望dejié qì节气

Jingzhe is a solar term full of hope.

gào sù告诉wǒ men我们màn cháng漫长dedōng tiān冬天yǐ jīng已经guò qù过去wàn wù万物dōuzàixǐng lái醒来

It tells us that the long winter is over, and everything is waking up.

zhèshìyí gè一个shì hé适合nǔ lì努力fèn dòu奋斗dekāi shǐ开始ràngwǒ men我们chūn tiān春天yì qǐ一起yíng jiē迎接měi hǎo美好deshēng huó生活

It is also a good time to work hard and strive, so let us welcome a beautiful life together with spring.

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