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中伏

zhōng fú

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中伏

zhòng fú to be ambushed

中伏

zhōng fú the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[sān fú]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year

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1. the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[sān fú]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year

Child Words of 中伏

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 伏 伏 fú: to lean over