Planning to visit around the city during your travel in China? Perhaps going on a hike would be a perfect choice! To be sure, asking about the weather before going would definitely be a wise move. Today, we are going to learn how to talk about the climate and some short conversations about the weather as a Chinese language learning!
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How to Ask About the Weather?
今天天气怎么样? | Jīntiān tiānqì zěnme yàng? | What’s the weather like today?/ How’s the weather today? |
还不错,今天是个大晴天 | Hái bùcuò, jīntiān shìgè dà qíngtiān | Not bad, it’s a sunny day. |
不太好,今天一直下雨 | Bù tài hǎo, jīntiān yīzhí xià yǔ | Not good, it keeps raining. |
你昨天有看天气预报吗? | Nǐ zuótiān yǒu kàn tiānqì yùbào ma? | Did you see the weather forecast yesterday? |
有,天气预报说今天会下雨 | Yǒu, tiānqì yùbào shuō jīntiān huì xià yǔ | Yes, I did. It said that I’ll rain today. |
今天会很热吗? | Jīntiān huì hěn rè ma? | Is it hot outside today? |
气象说今天33度,外面一定很闷很热 | Qìxiàng shuō jīntiān 33 dù, wàimiàn yīdìng hěn mèn hěn rè | The weather forecast said it’s 33℃, it must be super hot and humid outside. |
还好,我刚出去觉得没有很热 | Hái hǎo, wǒ gāng chūqù juéde méiyǒu hěn rè | Na, I don’t think it’s hot when I went out this morning. |
今天是阴天 | Jīntiān shì yīn tiān | It’s cloudy today. |
外面风很大 | wàimiàn fēng hěn dà | It’s windy outside. |
今天很冷 | jīntiān hěn lěng | It’s really cold today. |
下礼拜有台风 | xià lǐbài yǒu táifēng | There’s a typhoon coming next week. |
Four Seasons
春天 | chūntiān | Spring |
夏天 | xiàtiān | Summer |
秋天 | qiūtiān | Autumn/ Fall |
冬天 | dōngtiān | Winter |
Climate/ Weather in Chinese
冷 | lěng | Cold |
热 | rè | Hot |
雾 | wù | Foggy |
温暖 | wēnnuǎn | Warm |
潮湿 | cháoshī | Humid |
晴天 | qíngtiān | Sunny |
雨天 | yǔtiān | Rainy |
阴天 | yīn tiān | Cloudy |
下雪 | xià xuě | Snowy |
下雨 | duōyún | Rainy |
多风 | duō fēng | Windy |
闪电 | dǎléi | Lightning |
打雷 | xià yǔ | Thunder |
Weather is for sure, one of the most commonly used words that you might stumble upon in day-to-day life.
Now you know how to complain about the hot weather or how to describe today’s weather to your friends and family.
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