Weather & Nature in Chinese
50 essential words with English translations and example sentences.
天气
tiānqì
Weather
What's the weather like today?
下雨
xiàyǔ
To rain
It will probably rain tomorrow.
雪
xuě
Snow
It often snows in winter.
风
fēng
Wind
It's very windy today.
云
yún
Cloud
There are a lot of clouds in the sky.
阳光
yángguāng
Sunlight
The morning sunlight is beautiful.
温度
wēndù
Temperature
The temperature is 20 degrees today.
炎热
yánrè
Hot / Scorching heat
Summer is very hot.
寒冷
hánnuǎn
Cold
Winter is very cold.
潮湿
cháoshī
Humid
The weather in spring is very humid.
干燥
gānzào
Dry
Fall is very dry.
雨
yǔ
Rain
It rained a lot yesterday.
雷电
léidiàn
Thunderstorm / Lightning
There will be thunderstorms tonight.
闪电
shǎndiàn
Lightning / Lightning bolt
The lightning last night was very bright.
雾
wù
Fog
There's a lot of fog in the morning.
彩虹
cǎihóng
Rainbow
A rainbow appeared after the rain.
日出
rìchū
Sunrise
I like watching the sunrise.
日落
rìluò
Sunset
The sky is red at sunset.
月亮
yuèliàng
Moon
The moon is very bright in the evening.
星星
xīngxing
Star
There are many stars in the sky.
树
shù
Tree
There are many trees in the park.
花
huā
Flower
There are many flowers in spring.
草
cǎo
Grass
The grass is very green.
山
shān
Mountain
That mountain is very high.
河
hé
River
The river water is very clear.
海
hǎi
Sea / Ocean
I like going to the seaside.
湖
hú
Lake
There are a lot of fish in the lake.
森林
sēnlín
Forest
The forest is very dense.
沙漠
shāmò
Desert
The desert is very hot.
平原
píingyuán
Plain
The plain is very vast.
瀑布
pùbù
Waterfall / Cascade
The sound of the waterfall is very loud.
火山
huǒshān
Volcano
The volcano can erupt.
地震
dìzhèn
Earthquake
There was an earthquake yesterday.
冰
bīng
Ice
There is ice in the river in winter.
暴风雨
bàofēngyǔ
Violent storm
There was a violent storm last night.
露水
lùshuǐ
Dew
There is dew on the grass in the morning.
霜
shuāng
Frost
There is frost in winter.
虹
hóng
Rainbow (literary)
A rainbow appears after the rain.
季节
jìjié
Season
The weather differs across the four seasons.
春天
chūntiān
Spring
Spring is very mild.
夏天
xiàtiān
Summer
Summer is very hot.
秋天
qiūtiān
Autumn / Fall
Autumn is very cool.
冬天
dōngtiān
Winter
Winter is very cold.
晴天
qíngtiān
Sunny day
Today is a sunny day.
阴天
yīntiān
Cloudy day
Tomorrow will probably be cloudy.
暴雪
bàoxuě
Snowstorm
There was a snowstorm yesterday.
寒流
hánliú
Cold wave
There has been a cold wave recently.
热浪
règlàng
Heat wave
There are heat waves in summer.
干旱
gānhàn
Drought / Arid
This year's drought affected the crops.
冰雹
bīngbaó
Hail
It hailed yesterday, it was very dangerous.
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