Chinese word

天气

Pronunciation

Pinyintiān qì

Meaning

  • nounweather

Example

你觉得天气怎么样？nǐ jué de tiān qì zěn me yàng

What do you think of the weather?

Illustration for 天气 (weather)

More examples

今天天气很冷。jīn tiān tiān qì hěn lěng

The weather is very cold today.

Core concept

What the sky is doing at a particular place and time.

Common phrases

  • 今天天气jīn tiān tiān qì

    today's weather

  • 天气怎么样tiān qì zěn me yàng

    how's the weather

  • 天气很好tiān qì hěn hǎo

    the weather is very good

Similar words

气候qì hòu: The typical weather of a region over many years.
气温qì wēn: A number that shows how warm or cold the air is.
天气预报tiān qì yù bào: A report that tells what the weather is expected to be.

Definition in Chinese

某一地点或地区在一定时间内的大气现象和状况，侧重可见的短期变化，如晴、雨、风等。mǒu yí dì diǎn huò dì qū zài yí dìng shí jiān nèi de dà qì xiàn xiàng hé zhuàng kuàng cè zhòng kě jiàn de duǎn qī biàn huà rú qíng yǔ fēng děng

Word origin

The compound 天气 (tiānqì, "weather") joins 天 (tiān, "sky") with 气 (qì, "air") to name the sky's changing air conditions.

Usage tips

  • Unlike English, Chinese often uses this noun without an article when speaking generally, while English commonly says "the weather".

Related words

  • 天气预报tiān qì yù bàoweather forecastnoun
  • 天气状况tiān qì zhuàng kuàngweather conditionsnoun

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