中伏

Traditional form:

中伏

Pinyin (reading):

zhōngfú

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 伏 - to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal

Traditional characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 伏 - to crouch, to crawl, to lie hidden, to conceal