避暑

bìshǔ

to escape the summer heat

Dictionary entry

to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke

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避
暑

See it in sentences

天热时我们去山里避暑。

Tiān rè shí wǒmen qù shān lǐ bìshǔ.

English

When it is hot, we go to the mountains to escape the heat.

海边是避暑的好地方。

Hǎi biān shì bìshǔ de hǎo dìfang.

English

The seaside is a good place to escape the summer heat.

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