Chinese word

雾

Pronunciation

Pinyinwù

Meaning

  • nounfog

Example

今天早上雾很大，开车要小心。jīn tiān zǎo shàng wù hěn dà kāi chē yào xiǎo xīn

The fog was very thick this morning, so be careful when driving.

Illustration for 雾 (fog)

More examples

沿海地区常有雾，影响航运。yán hǎi dì qū cháng yǒu wù yíng xiǎng háng yùn

Coastal areas often have fog, which affects shipping.

Core concept

A low veil of tiny water droplets or ice crystals that makes distant things hard to see.

Common phrases

  • 浓雾nóng wù

    dense fog

  • 雾天wù tiān

    foggy day

  • 海雾hǎi wù

    sea fog

Similar words

霾mái: Air filled with fine dust or pollutants that makes the view look unclear.
云yún: Water droplets or ice crystals gathered together and floating in the sky.
露lù: Drops of water that appear on plants and other surfaces during the night or early morning.
霜shuāng: A white covering of ice crystals formed on plants or the ground in freezing weather.

Definition in Chinese

近地面空气中出现大量微小水滴或冰晶悬浮，导致能见度显著下降的气候现象。jìn dì miàn kōng qì zhōng chū xiàn dà liàng wēi xiǎo shuǐ dī huò bīng jīng xuán fú dǎo zhì néng jiàn dù xiǎn zhù xià jiàng de qì hòu xiàn xiàng

Word origin

The character 雾 (wù, "fog") combines 雨 (yǔ, "rain"), which signals a weather phenomenon, with 务 (wù, "task"), which mainly supplies the sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday weather talk, Chinese describes fog by its density, so an adjective meaning "big" can mean dense or heavy rather than physically large.

Other meanings

  • mistnoun
  • hazenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 雾霾wù máismognoun
  • 雾灯wù dēngfog lightnoun

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