二十四節(jié)氣  The 24 Solar Terms

　　立春spring begins.

　　雨水the rains.

　　驚蟄insects awaken.

　　春分vernal equinox

　　清明clear and bright.

　　谷雨grain rain.

　　立夏summer begins.

　　小滿(mǎn)grain buds.

　　芒種grain in ear.

　　夏至summer solstice.

　　小暑slight heat.

　　大暑great heat.

　　立秋autumn begins.

　　處暑stopping the heat.

　　白露white dews.

　　秋分autumn equinox.

　　寒露cold dews.

　　霜降hoar-frost falls.

　　立冬winter begins.

　　小雪light snow.

　　大雪heavy snow.

　　冬至winter solstice.

　　小寒slight cold.

　   大寒reat cold.