If you want to go into more detail about what exactly the weather is like outside, you’ll need to know some of the basic weather-related vocabulary we’ve outlined in the sections below. Fun in the sun Who doesn’t love summer? It’s most people’s favorite season, largely due to the warm, sunny weather. If you’re struggling to tell your Chinese-speaking friends about the amazing weather you experienced during your most recent tropical beach vacation, the following list of words and phrases should be just what you need. 太阳 (tàiyáng) - sun 晴朗 (qínglǎng) - sunny; fine (weather) 今天天气晴朗。(Jīntiān tiānqì qínglǎng) - The weather today is fine/sunny. 蓝天白云 (lántiān báiyún) - "blue skies and white clouds;" used to refer to nice weather 太阳很晒 (tàiyáng hěn shài) - the sun is (uncomfortably) strong/bright 太阳很大 (tàiyáng hěn dà) - the sun is really strong/bright (literally "the sun is really big") 晒太阳 (shài tàiyáng) - to sun oneself; get some sun 晒黑了 (shàihēi) - to sunbathe; to tan 晒伤 (shàishāng) - to get sunburnt 热 (rè) - hot 暖和 (nuǎnhuo) – warm Rain, rain, go away Of course, it can’t be sunny all the time. The following words and phrases are useful for talking about the weather on rainy days: 雨 (yǔ) - rain 下雨 (xiàyǔ) - to rain 雷雨 (léiyǔ) - thunderstorm 打雷 (dǎléi) - to rumble with thunder 雷声 (léishēng) - thunderclap 闪电 (shǎndiàn) - lightening 暴雨 (bàoyǔ) - torrential rain; rainstorm 毛毛雨 (máomaoyǔ) - drizzle 雾 (wù) - fog; mist 多云 (duōyún) - cloudy 阴天 (yīntiān) - overcast 一滩水 (yī tān shuǐ) - a puddle 滑 (huá) - slippery Winter wonderland In southern China, there are still many people who have never seen snow. However, if you live in a northern Chinese city like Harbin, home of China’s famous ice festival, snow is likely a weekly if not a daily occurrence throughout much of the year. If it’s not snowing, there’s still usually plenty of cold and icy weather to discuss. 雪 (xuě) - snow 下雪 (xiàxuě) - to snow 雪堆 (xuěduī) - snow drift; snow bank 冰雹 (bīngbáo) - hail 冰 (bīng) - ice 结冰 (jiébīng) - to freeze 融化 (rónghuà) - to thaw 解冻 (jiědòng) - to thaw 冰溜 (bīngliù) - icicle 冷 (lěng) - cold; chilly 寒冷 (hánlěng) - cold; frigid |
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