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HSK
weather
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *氣* | 氣* | *氣
gas; air / smell / weather / to make angry; to annoy; to get angry / vital energy; qi
HSK 2
pleasantly cool (weather etc) / to cool oneself; to cool off / (Tw) (slang) (of clothing) scanty; revealing / (coll.) to stay out of it; to butt out
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *晴* | 晴* | *晴
clear / fine (weather)
HSK 2
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *熱* | 熱* | *熱
to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent
HSK 1
meteorological condition; weather / meteorology / atmosphere; ambience; scene
HSK 5
wind chill / cold weather / common cold (medicine)
all-weather
rainy day / rainy weather
to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing
HSK 7-9
the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August
natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect)
bright and sunny weather
to clear up (of weather after rain)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *陰* | 陰* | *陰
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
HSK 2
the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏, 中伏 and 末伏, which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August
(of weather, climate, soil etc) dry; arid / (of skin, mouth etc) dry / (fig.) dull; dry; boring / (of timber etc) to dry out; to season; to cure
HSK 7-9
weather
oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled
HSK 7-9
moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
HSK 7-9
blistering hot / sizzling hot (weather)
HSK 7-9
to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval; to undergo sweeping change
clear weather
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *暑* | 暑* | *暑
heat / hot weather / summer heat
color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather
Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc)
weather bureau / meteorological office
cold weather / cold season
it's cold (weather)
the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order
meteorological office / weather forecasting office
weather / unstable situation
HSK 7-9
to postpone (an activity) in the event of wet weather
lit. Sichuan dogs bark at the sun (idiom); fig. a simpleton will marvel at even the most common things / alludes to the Sichuan foggy weather where it's uncommon to see a sunny day
weather forecast
regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine
to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
hot (summer) weather
dark (weather, mood)
(idiom) to have good weather for crops
summer / summer weather
(literary) ice formed in freezing weather as frost or icicles etc (often used as a metaphor for moral uprightness, strictness, sternness or aloofness)
pleasantly warm (weather)
Heaven is cooperating (idiom) / the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美)
(of the weather) to warm up again
(of weather) to clear up
weather-beaten / having experienced the hardships of life
weather phenomenon characterized by condensation of warm moist air on cool surfaces during the transition from winter to spring in Southern China
a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself) / Meimuna opalifera, a kind of cicada found in East Asia
clear and refreshing autumn weather
vane / propellor blade / weather vane / windsock
awful weather
(of an animal) to pounce (on its prey) / (of extreme weather conditions) to hit (a city, province etc)
a sense of having been through good times and bad / a weathered and worn look
drought-resistant / to weather a drought
prolonged spell of rainy weather
decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion
weather station
weather satellite
freezing weather / frosty sky
(of weather) overcast; gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited; downcast
chilly weather / (loanword from Japanese) agar-agar
(idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold
weather station
dusky / overcast (of weather)
weathering (of rocks) / erosion (by wind etc)
typical weather in a given season
clear and bright (of weather) / straightforward / candid / open
autumn / autumn weather
torrid weather
(Tw) (fig.) unpredictable, unstable weather
lit. drinking buddy (idiom) / fig. fair-weather friend
lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need
poor / underprivileged / (of weather) crisp and clear
the weather
to trend / to get popular quickly / sudden heat wave (weather)
intense heat / extremely hot weather
extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm)
lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom) / fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather
to clear up (of weather)
extra pay for hot weather
to be postponed accordingly (e.g. due to weather or other stated factors)
the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days
(of sultry weather) to be stifling / (TCM) to treat a disease with fumes generated by burning medicinal herbs or with steam generated by boiling herbs / to fumigate
barge board / weather board / eaves board (construction)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *椆* | 椆* | *椆
species of tree resistant to cold weather
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  *熰* | 熰* | *熰
severe drought / exceptionally hot weather
spring / springtime / spring weather
waterproof shoes; oiled shoes (for wet weather)


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