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Chinese Weather Vocabulary Guide

The document discusses seasons and weather in China. It notes that China has a large size and varied climate, with warm, subtropical weather in the south and cold winters where temperatures rarely rise above freezing in the north. During northern winters, basketball courts are sometimes turned into ice skating rinks due to the cold temperatures. The document then provides Chinese vocabulary related to weather, seasons, temperatures and conditions.

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Chinese Weather Vocabulary Guide

The document discusses seasons and weather in China. It notes that China has a large size and varied climate, with warm, subtropical weather in the south and cold winters where temperatures rarely rise above freezing in the north. During northern winters, basketball courts are sometimes turned into ice skating rinks due to the cold temperatures. The document then provides Chinese vocabulary related to weather, seasons, temperatures and conditions.

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Chinese (HUM434)

Unit 1 Lesson 07
Seasons and Weather
China is the fourth biggest country in the
world, only slightly smaller than the US;
the climate in the south and north differs
hugely.
In the south, it is subtropical and the land
is fertile and green. In the northern winter,
the temperature rarely rises above freezing,
and basketball courts are turned into ice-
skating rinks.
New Words:

tiānqì weather 天气
chūntiān Spring 春天
xiàtiān Summer 夏天
qiūtiān Autumn/Fall 秋天
dōngtiān Winter 冬天
rè Hot 热
lěng Cold 冷
dà big 大
gūa fēng Windy 刮风
xià yǔ Rainy 下雨
rè Hot 热
lěng Cold 冷
xià xuě Snowy 下雪
zěnmeyàng How about 怎么样
Jīntiān Today 今天
Oh! It’s hot!
There is a simple way to exclaim about extreme
weather conditions.
Using tài ... le
By using these two little words around a variety
of adjectives you can exclaim about things.
tài rè le!
tài hǎo le!
tài lěng le!
tài dà le!
What’s the weather like?
tiān qì zěn me yàng?
Weather is cold!
tiān qì hěn lěng
The weather is very good.
tiān qì hěn hǎo.
It’s hot today.
jīntiān hěn rè.
1. It's raining.
2. The weather is very good.
3. The weather is very hot.
4. The weather is very cold.
5. It’s cold today.
6. It’s very hot today.

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