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sunburnt  (literally - by sun soaking injured)

被 太 阳 晒 伤 了

bei4 tai4yang2 shai4 shang1 le

Zhang MengLiu Xiao YunChu PinganGao MingjiangWei Xing
DavidSarahBrian

bad, vile, nasty 

恶 劣

e4lie4

Li DiWT ZhengSong JiaWei XingShu Chang
Karen LeeStephanGlisonStevenQ

to blow gently  (wind)

习 习

xi2xi2

Zhao HeZhang LiZhang MengZhang JingZheng Lei
KarenFredAllen

to blow  (said of wind)

刮 风

gua1 (feng1)

Zhang MengZhang LiLi SiLiu MingkeFeng KuiShu Chang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

light breeze 

轻 风

qing1 feng1

Zhao HeZhang LiZhang MengZhang JingZheng Lei
KarenFredAllen

fine, bright, clear  (of weather)

qing2

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunLi ZhenChu PinganGao Mingjiang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

to be caught in the rain, to be drenched  (literally - to drench wet)

淋 湿

lin2shi1

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

a clear day, clear sky 

晴 朗 的 天 空

qing2lang3 de tian1 kong1

Liu XiaoyunFeng XieWang JunZheng Jie
LynnMikeTerryDanielle

climate 

气 候

qi4hou4

Liu XiaoyunHuang XuHuang JialiZhao HeShu Chang
FredKarenGlison

cloudy day, overcast day  (looks like it could rain)

阴 天

yin1tian1

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu ChangSun Gang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

cloudy, partly cloudy  (the sun is in and out of the clouds)

多 云

duo1yun2

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu ChangSun Gang
ScribMal

cold, frigid, glacial, poor  (used in combination with other syllables)

han2

Zhang XiaoweiZhang MengLiu JinzheLu YawenHuaGao Mingjiang
KarenJeremyMaggy

a cold morning 

一 个 寒 冷 的 早 晨

yi2 ge4 han2leng3 de zao3chen2

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu Chang
KarenJeremyMaggy

ice-cold 

冰 凉

bing1liang2

Zhang XiaoweiZhang MengLiu JinzheLu YawenHuaGao Mingjiang
KarenMaggy

cold 

leng3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunLi ZhenChu PinganGao Mingjiang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

drizzle 

毛 毛 雨

mao2 mao2 yu3

Zhang MengLiu JinzheZhu MengxiWang MeiMi ZhaoxiZhao He
FredShawnCricketChelsea

Fahrenheit  (Celsius is the standard used in China)

华 氏

hua2shi4

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu ChangSun Gang
ScribMal

to get flooded 

发 大 水

fa1 da4shui3

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

flood 

洪 水

hong2shui3

Zhang MengLiu XiaoyunLi ZhenChu PinganGao Mingjiang
LynnMikeTerryDanielle

got flooded 

发 了 一 场 大 水

fa1le yi4 chang2 da4shui3

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

fog, mist 

wu4

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu ChangSun Gang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

forecast 

预 报

yu4bao4

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu ChangSun Gang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

strong wind 

大 风

da4 feng1

Zhang NingLi Yu ZhengHuang XuLi LongfeiWang Jin
KarenMichaelAprilRory

spell, fit, gust, breeze, burst  (measure word for the stages things go through -- time or occasion of wind, rain, applause , smoke -- burst of applause, puff of smoke, shower of rain -- verb measure word)

zhen4

Zhang MengZhang LiLi SiLiu MingkeFeng KuiShu Chang
AnselBrienneKarenJeremy

hail, hail stone 

冰 雹

bing1bao2

Da DiZhang MengJin YanDa Di
CricketAprilMichael

humidity 

潮 气

chao2qi4

Zhao HeZhang LiZhang MengZhang JingZheng Lei
KarenFredAllen

hurricane 

暴 风 骤 雨

bao4feng1zhou4yu3

Liu Yu RongZhang MengWT ZhengCao Lihua
AprilJeremyKateScott

a layer of red autumn leaves 

一 层 红 叶

yi4 ceng2 hong2ye4

Zhang MengZhang LiZheng HaotianLiu WeihongFeng KuiShu Chang
LynnMikeDanielle

mist, haze 

薄 雾

bo2wu4

Da DiZhang MengZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CricketAprilMichael

torrential rain, rainstorm 

暴 雨

bao4yu3

Zhang MengZhang LiLi SiLiu MingkeFeng KuiShu Chang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

to rain  (verb - object construction -- changes the use of le -- when it appears at the end of the sentence it follows the noun so it does not mean past tense.)

下 雨

xia4yu3

Zhang MengZhang LiLi SiLiu MingkeFeng KuiShu Chang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

rainstorm 

暴 风 雨

bao4feng1yu3

Liu Yu RongZhang MengWT ZhengCao Lihua
AprilJeremyKateScott

shade 

阴 凉 处

yin1liang2chu4

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu ChangSun Gang
ScribMal

to take a shower, to pour, to drench  (most often used in combination with another syllable)

lin2

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

shower 

一 阵 雨

yi2 zhen4 yu3

Zhang MengZhang LiLi SiLiu MingkeFeng KuiShu Chang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

to snow 

下 雪

xia4 xue3

Zhang MengWang MeiChu PinganHuang XuHuang JialiZhang Xiaowei
TimKaren LeeJeremyMaggy

snow 

xue3

Zhang MengZhang LiLi SiLiu MingkeFeng KuiShu Chang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

a snow 

一 场 雪

yi4 chang2 xue3

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

snowstorm, blizzard 

暴 风 雪

bao4feng1xue3

Liu Yu RongZhang MengWT ZhengCao Lihua
AprilJeremyKateScott

windstorm, storm 

风 暴

feng1bao4

Da DiZhang MengZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CricketAprilMichael

storm, gale; storminess 

暴 风

bao4feng1

Liu Yu RongZhang MengWT ZhengCao Lihua
AprilJeremyKateScott

thunderstorm 

雷 暴

lei2bao4

Da DiZhang MengZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CricketAprilMichael

hail storm 

雹 暴

bao2bao4

Da DiZhang MengZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CricketAprilMichael

snow storm 

雪 暴

xue3bao4

Da DiZhang MengZheng HaotianLiu Weihong
CricketAprilMichael

storm 

大 雨

da4yu3

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

a storm 

一 场 大 雨

yi4 chang2 da4yu3

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

to thunder, to be thundering 

打 雷

da3 lei2

Liu Yu RongDa DiJin YanLiu WeihongLi Shiyan
AprilMaggy

thunderstorm 

雷 雨

lei2yu3

Zhang MengZhang LiLi SiLiu MingkeFeng KuiShu Chang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

weather 

天 气

tian1qi4

Zhang MengZhang LiLi ZhenShu ChangDu FengSun Gang
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

wet, humid 

湿

shi1

Shao DanniLiu QiuxiaWT ZhengLi SiShu Chang
TimDaleJulie

a little wind, gentle breeze  (the wind would be dying down)

微 风

wei1feng1

Zhang NingLi Yu ZhengHuang XuLi LongfeiWang Jin
KarenMichaelAprilRory

a slight breeze  (very little)

一 丝 微 风

yi4 si1 wei1feng1

Zhang NingWT ZhengHuang XuWang YongGao MingjiangLi Longfei
KarenMichaelAprilRory

a puff of wind 

一 阵 风

yi2 zhen4 feng1

Zhang MengLi Yu ZhengLi SiHuaFeng Kui
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

wind, gale, breeze 

feng1

Zhang MengLi Yu ZhengLi SiHuaFeng Kui
JoshBrienneKarenJeremy

fierce wind, gale force wind  (see da4 feng1 for the preferred usage)

狂 风

kuang2feng1

Hu SiyuNa ZitaoLi XinzhouWang Chen
KarenMichaelAprilRory




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