- 冬天 dōngtiān winter
- 冬季 dōngjì winter
- 冬至 Dōngzhì winter solsticeWinter Solstice, the 22nd of the 24 solar terms (approx. December 22nd to January 5th)
- 冬日 dōngrì winter dayreferring to a day in winter or the winter season generally
- 寒冬 hándōng cold winter
- 冬奥会 Dōng'àohuì Winter Olympics
- 冬瓜 dōngguā wax gourdthe large edible fruit of the vine Benincasa hispida, also known as white gourd, white hairy melon, or winter melon
- 过冬 guòdōng overwinterto get through the winter
- 立冬 Lìdōng Start of WinterLidong or Start of Winter, the 19th of the 24 solar terms, occurring around November 7th-21st
- 冬眠 dōngmián hibernateto spend the winter in a dormant state; the biological state of inactivity and metabolic depression in animals during winter
- 越冬 yuèdōng overwinterto pass or live through the winter season, often referring to animals, plants, or humans staying in a specific location
- 入冬 rùdōng winter beginsto enter winter; winter sets in
- 初冬 chūdōng early winter
- 隆冬 lóngdōng midwinterthe middle or coldest part of winter
- 春夏秋冬 chūnxiàqiūdōng four seasonsthe sequence of spring, summer, autumn, and winter; the four seasons of the year
- 冬令 dōnglìng winterthe season of winter or the period of wintertime
- 严冬 yándōng severe winter
- 麦冬 màidōng dwarf lilyturfdwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in traditional Chinese medicine
- 冬虫夏草 dōngchóngxiàcǎo caterpillar funguscaterpillar fungus (Ophiocordyceps sinensis); a fungus that grows within the body of a caterpillar and is used as a highly-prized medicinal tonic in traditional Chinese medicine.
- 冬菇 dōnggū shiitake mushrooma prized type of shiitake (Lentinula edodes) cultivated in winter, with thick flesh and a partially open cap
- 冬衣 dōngyī winter clothes
- 冬青 dōngqīng holly
- 冬笋 dōngsǔn winter bamboo shootwinter bamboo shoots (smaller and tenderer as a result of being dug out before they come out of the soil)
- 冬闲 dōngxián winter slackslack winter season (farming)
- 忍冬 rěndōng honeysucklehoneysuckle (Lonicera japonica)
- 冬夜 dōngyè winter nighta night during the winter season
- 冬耕 dōnggēng winter plowing
- 天门冬 tiānméndōng asparagusasparagus (Asparagus cochinchinensis), used in traditional Chinese medicine
- 冬月 Dōngyuè eleventh lunar montheleventh month of the lunar calendar
- 冬菜 dōngcài preserved cabbagepreserved dried cabbage or mustard greens
- 冬运会 dōngyùnhuì winter games
- 丁冬 dīngdōng ding-dongonomatopoeia for the sound of ringing bells, jingling, or clinking objects
- 冬宫 Dōnggōng Hermitage MuseumA world-renowned museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, much of which is housed in the Winter Palace.
- 冬病夏治 dōngbìngxiàzhì treating winter diseasesto treat winter diseases in the summer (TCM)
- 波塞冬 Bōsàidōng PoseidonThe god of the sea in Greek mythology
- 冬不拉 dōngbùlā dombraDombra or tambura, a traditional Kazakh plucked lute
- 核冬天 hédōngtiān nuclear winter
- 冬歇期 dōngxiēqī winter break
- 冬荫功 dōngyīngōng tom yum goong(loanword) tom yum goong (Thai soup)
- 冬烘 dōnghōng pedanticshallow, narrow-minded, and pedantic, often describing an old-style scholar
- 冷冬 lěngdōng cold wintera cold winter
- 门冬 méndōng asparagusabbr. for [[天门冬|天門冬|tian1 men2 dong1]], asparagus
- 冬至点 Dōngzhìdiǎn winter solsticethe winter solstice
- 麦门冬 màiméndōng dwarf lilyturfdwarf lilyturf (Ophiopogon japonicus), whose tuber is used in TCM
- 冬蛰 dōngzhé hibernation
- 无冬无夏 wúdōngwúxià year-roundregardless of the season; all the year round
- 季冬 jìdōng late winterthe final month of winter (the twelfth month of the lunar calendar)
- 冬夏 dōngxià winter and summer
- 收冬 shōudōng harvest seasonthe time of year when crops are gathered, typically occurring during late autumn
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH