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Weather & Seasons

21 words

Describe the weather, understand basic temperatures, and talk about the four seasons.

🌤️Beginner

天tiān气qì

Weather

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān天tiān气qì怎zěn么me样yàng?

What is the weather like today?

☀️Beginner

晴qíng天tiān

A sunny day

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān是shì晴qíng天tiān。

It is sunny today.

🌥️Beginner

阴yīn天tiān

An overcast day

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān是shì阴yīn天tiān。

It is overcast today.

🌧️Beginner

下xià雨yǔ

To rain

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

外wài面miàn下xià雨yǔ了le。

It has started raining outside.

🌨️Beginner

下xià雪xuě

To snow

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān下xià雪xuě了le。

It snowed today.

💨Beginner

刮guā风fēng

To be windy / wind blowing

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

外wài面miàn在zài刮guā风fēng。

The wind is blowing outside.

🥵Beginner

热rè

Hot

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān很hěn热rè。

It is hot today.

热 describes temperature, while 辣 describes spiciness.

🥶Beginner

冷lěng

Cold

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān很hěn冷lěng。

It is cold today.

🌞Beginner

暖nuǎn和huo

Warm

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān很hěn暖nuǎn和huo。

It is warm today.

🍃Beginner

凉liáng快kuai

Pleasantly cool

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

晚wǎn上shang很hěn凉liáng快kuai。

It is pleasantly cool in the evening.

凉快 suggests comfortable coolness; 冷 means cold.

🌡️Beginner

温wēn度dù

Temperature

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān的de温wēn度dù是shì多duō少shao?

What is the temperature today?

🌡️Beginner

度dù

Degree (temperature unit here)

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

今jīn天tiān二èr十shí度dù。

It is twenty degrees today.

In everyday weather talk in mainland China, temperatures are generally understood as Celsius.

☂️Beginner

雨yǔ伞sǎn

Umbrella

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

请qǐng带dài雨yǔ伞sǎn。

Please bring an umbrella.

🌞Beginner

太tài阳yáng

Sun

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

太tài阳yáng出chū来lái了le。

The sun has come out.

☁️Beginner

云yún

Cloud

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

天tiān上shang有yǒu很hěn多duō云yún。

There are many clouds in the sky.

🌸Beginner

春chūn天tiān

Spring

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

我wǒ喜xǐ欢huan春chūn天tiān。

I like spring.

🏖️Beginner

夏xià天tiān

Summer

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

这zhè里lǐ夏xià天tiān很hěn热rè。

Summers are hot here.

🍂Beginner

秋qiū天tiān

Autumn / fall

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

秋qiū天tiān很hěn凉liáng快kuai。

It is pleasantly cool in autumn.

❄️Beginner

冬dōng天tiān

Winter

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

这zhè里lǐ冬dōng天tiān很hěn冷lěng。

Winters are cold here.

🗓️Beginner

季jì节jié

Season

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Example

你nǐ喜xǐ欢huan哪nǎ个ge季jì节jié?

Which season do you like?

🌨️Beginner

雪xuě

Snow

No Mandarin Chinese voice found on this device, so audio is unavailable.

Example

冬dōng天tiān会huì下xià雪xuě。

It snows in winter.