How to Say Weather in Mandarin Chinese

The weather becomes so bad recently, sandstorm hits Beijing and northern China, do you know how to say sandstorm in Chinese?

In this article, we’ll learn some of the most basic weather-related vocabulary in Chinese.

Weather – 天气 ( tiānqì)

tiān qì yù bào
天气预报 – weather forecast

tiān qì yù bào zěn me shuō?
天气预报 怎么 说?
What’s the weather forecast?

Jīntiān zěnme yàng?
今天 天气 怎么样?
How’s the weather today?

tiānqì  taì haǒ le!
天气 太好了!
What a beautiful day!

tiānqì bùcuò.
天气不错。
The weather’s really nice.

Seasons – 季节 ( jì jié)

yì nián yǒu sì gè jì jié.
一年有四个季节。
There are four seasons in a year.

chūn tiān
春天
   xià tiān
夏天
qiū tiān
秋天
dōngtiān
冬天
spring summer fall winter

The Chinese Words for the Weather

chūntiān hěn nuǎnhuo.    xiàtiān hěn rè.
春天很暖和                        夏天很热.
Spring is warm.              Summer is very hot.

qiūtiān hěn liángkuai.
秋天很凉快.
Autumn is cool and pleasant.

dōngtiān hěn lěng.
冬天很冷.
Winter is very cold.

   Sunny – 晴天 (qíng tiān)   

   Rainy –  雨天 (yǔ tiān )


xuě
fēng
 rain snow wind
xiàyǔ

下雨

xiàxuě

下雪

guā fēng  刮风
to rain  to snow  to wind

 

jīn tiān duō shǎo dù?
今天多少度?
What’s the temperature today?

jīn tiān hěn rè/lěng.
今天很热/冷。
It is very hot/cold today.

Běifāng de kōngqì hěn gānzào.
北方的空气很干燥。
The air is quite dry in the north.

nán fāng de kōngqì hěn cháoshī.
南方的空气很潮湿。
The air is quite humid in the south.

wùmái                         kōngqì zhíliàng
雾霾 –  smog               空气 质量 – air quality

sandstorm in chinese

 

shā chén bào
沙 尘 暴 – sandstorm

 

 

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