中伏

zhōngfú
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

CEDICT

the middle fu (from late-July to early-August, among the three fus (三伏 (sānfú)), the hottest periods of summer)

Wiktionary

三伏的第二伏。指夏至后第四庚日。

重編國語辭典

Homographs

中伏 zhòngfú to be ambushed

Entry Composition

1 中 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
2 伏 fú
  1. to lean over
  2. to fall (go down)
  3. to hide (in ambush)
  4. to conceal oneself
  5. to lie low
  6. hottest days of summer
  7. to submit
  8. to concede defeat
  9. to overcome
  10. to subdue
  11. volt