Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hot season: The period of the year characterized by high temperatures and heat, typically corresponding to the summer months.
   • The warm/hot part of the year: Refers generally to the hotter months as opposed to the cool or cold seasons.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mùa nực ở miền Bắc thường kéo dài từ tháng Năm đến tháng Tám. (The hot season in the North usually lasts from May to August.)
  • Cây cối thường phát triển mạnh vào mùa nực. (Plants often grow vigorously during the hot season.)
  • Chúng tôi thường đi biển để tránh cái nóng của mùa nực. (We often go to the beach to escape the heat of the hot season.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "mùa nực" is somewhat literary or formal. In everyday conversation, "mùa hè" (summer) is more commonly used to refer to the same period.

Variants and Related Words

• Mùa hè (n): Summer. The most common and direct synonym.
  • Mùa hè năm nay rất nóng. (This summer is very hot.)
• Mùa hạ (n): Summer (a more literary or classical term).
  • Mùa hạ đến mang theo những cơn mưa rào. (Summer arrives, bringing with it sudden showers.)

Synonyms

• Hot season: The period of high temperatures.
• Summer: The warmest season of the year.
• Warm season: A general term for the hotter part of the year.

Related Idioms

• Nóng như mùa nực: As hot as the hot season (used to emphasize extreme heat).
  • Căn phòng này nóng như mùa nực. (This room is as hot as the hot season.)