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In this post we’ll cover basic Chinese vocabulary and expressions related to the weather.

天空 tiān kōng: The Sky

Let’s start with some basic vocabulary.

• 太阳 tài yáng sun
• 云 yún cloud
• 天空 tiān kōng sky
• 风 fēng wind
• 雨 yǔ rain
• 雪 xuě  snow
• 暴风雨 bào fēng yǔ storm
• 打雷 dǎ léi thunder
• 闪电 shǎn diàn lightning

天气怎么样？Tiān qì zěn me yàng? What’s the Weather Like?

Now let’s see some general weather expressions.

• 今天/这个周末天气怎么样？
  Jīn tiān / zhè gè zhōu mò tiān qì zěn me yàng?
  What’s the weather like today/this weekend?
• 今天天气真好。
  Jīn tiān tiān qì zhēn hǎo.
  It’s a beautiful day.
• 天气晴朗。
  Tiān qì qíng lǎng.
  It’s sunny.
• 天气很热。
  Tiān qì hěn rè.
  It’s hot.
• 天气很冷。
  Tiān qì hěn lěng.
  It’s cold.
• 多云。
  Duō yún.
  It’s cloudy.
• 风很大。
  Fēng hěn dà.
  It’s windy.
• 下雨了。
  Xià yǔ le.
  It’s raining.
• 下雪啦。
  Xià xuě la.
  It’s snowing.
• 有一场暴风雨。
  Yǒu yì chǎng bào fēng yǔ.
  There’s a storm.
• 天气潮湿闷热。
  Tiān qì cháo shī mēn rè.
  It’s humid.

太热了！ Tài rè le! It’s too hot!

Here are some expressions that you can use to talk about hot weather.

• 今天太热了。
  Jīn tiān tài rè le.
  It’s too hot today.
• 天气很潮湿闷热。
  Tiān qì hěn cháo shī mēn rè.
  It’s very humid.
• 我在冒汗。
  Wǒ zài mào hàn.
  I’m sweating.
• 把空调打开！
  Bǎ kōng tiáo  dǎ kāi!
  Put the air-conditioner on!
• 我喜欢/非常喜欢温暖的天气。
  Wǒ xǐ huān / fēi cháng xǐ huān wēn nuǎn de tiān qì.
  I like/really like warm weather.

外面很冷！ Wài miàn hěn lěng! It’s Cold Outside!

Here are some expressions that you can use to talk about cold weather.

• 天气很冷。
  Tiān qì hěn lěng.
  It’s cold.
• 太冷了！
  Tài lěng le!
  It’s freezing!
• 下雪啦。
  Xià xuě la.
  It’s snowing.
• 现在是雨夹雪。
  Xiàn zài shì yǔ jiā xuě.
  It’s sleeting.
• 天气又冷又有风。
  Tiān qì yòu lěng yòu yǒu fēng.
  It’s cold and windy.
• TRANS
  The snow is beautiful.
• 这个星期将有一场暴风雪。
  Zhè gè xīng qī jiāng yǒu yì chǎng bào fēng xuě.
  We’re going to have a blizzard this week.
• 我在发抖！
  Wǒ zài fā dǒu!
  I’m shivering!
• 我喜欢/真的很喜欢雪。
  Wǒ xǐ huān / zhēn de hěn xǐ huān xuě.
  I like/really like snow.

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