避暑

bìshǔ

to be away for the summer holidays; to spend a holiday at a summer resort; to prevent sunstroke

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天热时我们去山里避暑。

When it is hot, we go to the mountains to escape the heat.

海边是避暑的好地方。

The seaside is a good place to escape the summer heat.