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歲時

简岁时 · 繁歲時

Mandarin · pinyin suì shí

season
time of the year

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歲: suì · year; age; harvest
時: shí · time, season; era, age, period
岁: suì · year; age; harvest
时: shí · time, season; era, age, period

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4–2 · sui4 shi2

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noun

all year long
(a period of) time; years
season (of the year)

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