Dialogue
说节气数
Saying Solar Terms
Shuō jiéqì shù
Dialogue 1
A
你知道二十四节气吗?
Nǐ zhīdào èrshísì jiéqì ma?
Do you know the twenty-four solar terms?
B
知道一些,比如春分、秋分。
Zhīdào yīxiē, bǐrú chūnfēn, qiūfēn。
I know some, like the spring equinox and autumn equinox.
A
那你说说你知道的节气吧,我们一起数数有多少个。
Nà nǐ shuōshuō nǐ zhīdào de jiéqì ba,wǒmen yīqǐ shǔshǔ yǒu duōshao gè。
Then tell me the solar terms you know, and let's count together how many there are.
B
春分、秋分、立春、立夏、立秋、立冬、夏至、冬至,还有…嗯…小暑、大暑,已经十个了。
Chūnfēn, qiūfēn, lìchūn, lìxià, lìqiū, lìdōng, xiàzhì, dōngzhì, háiyǒu…ēn…xiǎoshǔ, dàshǔ, yǐjīng shí gè le。
Spring Equinox, Autumn Equinox, Beginning of Spring, Beginning of Summer, Beginning of Autumn, Beginning of Winter, Summer Solstice, Winter Solstice, and… uh… Minor Heat, Major Heat, that's ten already.
A
不错!你已经数出十个了。还有哪些呢?
Bùcuò!Nǐ yǐjīng shǔ chū shí gè le。Hái yǒu nǎxiē ne?
Good! You've already counted ten. What else?
B
我想想…还有小满、芒种、谷雨,还有白露、寒露、霜降… 等等,我记不太清了。
Wǒ xiǎng xiang…hái yǒu xiǎomǎn, mángzhǒng, gǔyǔ, háiyǒu báilù, hánlù, shuāngjiàng… děngděng, wǒ jì bù tài qīng le。
Let me see… there's also Grain Buds, Grain in Ear, Grain Rain, and White Dew, Cold Dew, Frost's Descent… Wait, I can't quite remember.
A
一共是24个,你已经数了不少了!我们可以一起学习一下,这样就方便记住了。
Yīgòng shì 24 gè, nǐ yǐjīng shǔ le bù shǎo le!Wǒmen kěyǐ yīqǐ xuéxí yīxià, zhèyàng jiù fāngbiàn jì zhù le。
There are 24 in total, you've already named quite a few! We can learn them together, that will make it easier to remember.