Here are Chinese words for weather to start with: 多云的 (duō yún de, cloudy), 冷 (lěng, cold), 热 (rè, hot), 雨 (yǔ, rain). Below are 40 words (A1–C1) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 5 themed lists.
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cloudy | 多云的duō yún de | adj | A1 |
| cold | 冷lěng | adj | A1 |
| hot | 热rè | adj | A1 |
| rain | 雨yǔ | noun | A1 |
| rainy | 多雨的duō yǔ de | adj | A1 |
| sunny | 阳光明媚yáng guāng míng mèi | adj | A1 |
| snow | 雪xuě | noun | A2 |
| windy | 风大fēng dà | adj | A2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| fog | 雾wù | noun | A2 |
| front | 锋面fēng miàn | noun | A2 |
| storm | 风暴fēng bào | noun | A2 |
| temperature | 温度wēn dù | noun | A2 |
| forecast | 预报yù bào | noun | B1 |
| freezing | 冰冷bīng lěng | adj | B1 |
| humid | 潮湿cháo shī | adj | B1 |
| lightning | 闪电shǎn diàn | noun | B1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| anticyclone | 反气旋fǎn qì xuán | noun | C1 |
| atmospheric | 大气的dà qì de | adj | C1 |
| cyclone | 气旋qì xuán | noun | C1 |
| humidity | 湿度shī dù | noun | C1 |
| inversion | 逆温nì wēn | noun | C1 |
| meteorological | 气象的qì xiàng de | adj | C1 |
| monsoon | 季风jì fēng | noun | C1 |
| precipitation | 降水jiàng shuǐ | noun | C1 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| earthquake | 地震dì zhèn | noun | A2 |
| tornado | 龙卷风lóng juǎn fēng | noun | B1 |
| avalanche | 雪崩xuě bēng | noun | B2 |
| dust storm | 沙尘暴shā chén bào | noun | B2 |
| flash flood | 暴洪bào hóng | noun | B2 |
| heat wave | 热浪rè làng | noun | B2 |
| landslide | 滑坡huá pō | noun | B2 |
| volcanic eruption | 火山喷发huǒ shān pēn fā | noun | B2 |
| English | Chinese | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| thunderstorm | 雷雨léi yǔ | noun | A2 |
| condensation | 凝结níng jié | noun | B1 |
| dew | 露lù | noun | B1 |
| evaporation | 蒸发zhēng fā | noun | B1 |
| frost | 霜shuāng | noun | B1 |
| smog | 雾霾wù mái | noun | B1 |
| hail | 冰雹bīng báo | noun | B2 |
| sleet | 雨夹雪yǔ jiā xuě | noun | B2 |
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You could start with words like 多云的 (duō yún de, cloudy), 冷 (lěng, cold), 热 (rè, hot), 雨 (yǔ, rain). This page lists 40 Chinese words for weather (A1–C1), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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