Chinese Vocabulary: Weather in Chinese

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Vocabulary List

English Chinese Pronunciation
temperature
温度
wēn dù
humidity
湿度
shī dù
rain
wind
fēng
clouds
yún
thunderstorms
雷暴
léi bào
lightning
闪电
shǎn diàn
hail
冰雹
bīng báo
snow
xuě
sleet
雨夹雪
yǔ jiā xuě
fog
dew
露水
lù shuǐ
frost
shuāng
heatwave
热浪
rè làng
thermometer
温度计
wēn dù jì
meteorologist
气象学家
qìxiàng xuéjiā

Cultural Insight: Weather Expressions

In Chinese, the verb ‘to be’ is not used when describing the weather. Instead, you simply use the adjective. For example, to say ‘it is sunny,’ you would just say 晴朗 (qínglǎng) without the verb ‘is.’ This is a common feature in Chinese weather expressions.

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