Talking about the weather in Chinese
Pronunciation help for talking about the weather in Chinese
今天的天气预报怎么说？
这个星期的天气预报怎么说？
天气如何？
天气怎么样？
外边怎么样？
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There are a lot of possible answers to that question. Here are the most common ones…
暖和。
冷。
多风。
有暴风雨。
热。
晴朗。
天晴。
多云。
天气很好。
有冰雪。
天气潮湿。
You can use the word “hěn” (很) for all of the above phrases to emphasize that it’s not just cold or warm, but very cold or very warm. For example:
很冷。
很暖和。
很热。
When talking about rain you can use the following expressions …
For a farmer rain might be all he needs, whereas a soccer team might be hoping for a sunny day. Here are some more general answers.
天气很恶劣。
天气很好。
天气不好。
天气好极了。
天气很糟糕。
If you are planning to travel to China in the winter time, you’ll probably need to know the next two phrases.
Here are some more words that describe certain weather conditions…
彩虹
冰雹
雨
雷
雷雨
闪电
地震
暴风雨
飓风
气温
雾
水灾
冰
雪
雪花
云
Xià cì jiàn! (下次见！)
Lin Ping
Rocket Chinese
P.S. Here is a little exercise for you to test your Chinese skills.
Exercise 1. Match the Chinese phrases with the correct English translation.
| 1. Tiānqì zěnmeyàng? | 天气怎么样？ | ( ____ ) | a. It’s snowing |
| 2. Hěn nuǎnhuo。 | 很暖和。 | ( ____ ) | b. It’s terrible weather |
| 3. Tiānqì hěn zāogāo。 | 天气很糟糕。 | ( ____ ) | c. What’s the weather doing? |
| 4. Xiàxuě le。 | 下雪了。 | ( ____ ) | d. It’s stormy. |
| 5. Yǒu bàofēngyǔ。 | 有暴风雨。 | ( ____ ) | e. It’s very warm. |
Exercise 2. Now, match the Chinese words with the correct English translation. Write the letter of the correct answer into the gap provided.
| 1. yǔ | 雨 | ( ____ ) | a. The ice |
| 2. wù | 雾 | ( ____ ) | b. The temperature |
| 3. qìwēn | 气温 | ( ____ ) | c. The cloud |
| 4. yún | 云 | ( ____ ) | d. The rain |
| 5. bīng | 冰 | ( ____ ) | e. The fog |
