“防晒(fángshài) ”---the word that you must know in hot summer!

If you have taken some Chinese courses, you will know that summer in China begins on May 5th or 6th , and ends on August 7th , 8th , or 9th , depending on the concrete year. The weather in summer is really hot, no matter you are in north China or in south China. Therefore, if you want to stay in China during this season, you must take some measures to prevent from heat stroke! In today’s Chinese culture lessons, I’m going to tell you some useful expressions, which will help you a lot if you plan to spend your summer time in China. Now, let’s have a look at them.

“防晒(fángshài )”

“防” means “prevent,” and “晒” means “bask something in sun. ” “防晒” actually means “resist from the hurt of sun,” such as in “防晒霜 sunscreen” “防晒衣 suntan-proof wear.” Other related words can be found in our free online Chinese courses, which is the best way to learn Chinese language online with its interesting learning method.“防晒” is very important in hot hummer in China, because there are many diseases related to ultraviolet, such as skin cancer. Therefore, you will often hear such sentence in daily conversations:

Xiàtiān ydìng yào zhùyì fángshài.

夏天 一定 要 注意 防晒。

You have to pay attention to the sun in summer.

“中暑(zhòngshǔ)”

In hot summer, people may get heat stroke from long exposure to high temperature. “get heat stroke” means “中暑” in Chinese, in which “中” means “get” and “暑” means “hot.” To prevent you from getting heat stroke, a useful Chinese medicine “风油精 essential balm” will do you a lot favor.

Example

Chūmén jìdé dài fēngyóujīng.

出门记得带风油精。

You should bring your essential balm with you when you go out.

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