清楚 qīng chu clear / distinct / to understand thoroughly / to be clear about syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 清 qīng (of water etc) clear / clean / quiet / still / pure / uncorrupted / clear / distinct / to clear / to settle (accounts) syn 白 bái white / snowy / pure / bright / empty / blank / plain / clear / to make clear / in vain / gratuitous / free of charge / reactionary / anti-communist / funeral / to stare coldly / to write wrong character / to state / to explain / vernacular / spoken lines in opera syn 天气 天氣 tiān qì weather syn 冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing syn 明了 明瞭 míng liǎo to understand clearly / to be clear about / plain / clear syn 气象 氣象 qì xiàng meteorological condition / weather / meteorology / atmosphere / ambience / scene syn 风云 風雲 fēng yún weather / unstable situation syn 干燥 乾燥 gān zào (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 syn 全天候 quán tiān hòu all-weather syn 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled syn 可见 可見 kě jiàn it can clearly be seen (that this is the case) / it is (thus) clear / clear / visible syn 鲜明 鮮明 xiān míng (of colors) bright / fresh and clear / clear-cut / distinct syn 炎热 炎熱 yán rè blistering hot / sizzling hot (weather) syn 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 天色 tiān sè color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather 雨天 yǔ tiān rainy day / rainy weather syn 风化 風化 fēng huà decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion 气象局 氣象局 qì xiàng jú weather bureau / meteorological office 放晴 fàng qíng (of weather) to clear up syn 风雨无阻 風雨無阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine syn 回暖 huí nuǎn (of the weather) to warm up again 风和日丽 風和日麗 fēng hé rì lì moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom) / fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime syn 雪中送炭 xuě zhōng sòng tàn lit. to send charcoal in snowy weather (idiom) / fig. to provide help in sb's hour of need syn 熏蒸 燻蒸 xūn zhēng (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 syn 天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán dì dòng cold weather, frozen ground (idiom) / bitterly cold syn 天时 天時 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order syn 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat / extremely hot weather syn 冰霜 bīng shuāng (literary) ice formed in freezing weather as frost or icicles etc (often used as a metaphor for moral uprightness, strictness, sternness or aloofness) 晴好 qíng hǎo bright and sunny weather syn 天道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) syn 爽朗 shuǎng lǎng clear and bright (of weather) / straightforward / candid / open syn 风向标 風向標 fēng xiàng biāo vane / propellor blade / weather vane / windsock 气象卫星 氣象衛星 qì xiàng wèi xīng weather satellite 气象台 氣象台 qì xiàng tái meteorological office / weather forecasting office 灰蒙蒙 huī mēng mēng dusky / overcast (of weather) syn 清朗 qīng lǎng clear and bright / unclouded / clear and sonorous (voice) / clear and lively (narrative) syn 秋高气爽 秋高氣爽 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather 风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn favorable weather (idiom) / good weather for crops syn 饱经风霜 飽經風霜 bǎo jīng fēng shuāng weather-beaten / having experienced the hardships of life syn 风寒 風寒 fēng hán wind chill / cold weather / common cold (medicine) 变天 變天 biàn tiān to have a change of weather (esp. for the worse) / (fig.) to experience a major upheaval / to undergo sweeping change syn 夏令 xià lìng summer / summer weather syn 寒蝉 寒蟬 hán chán 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 syn 澄清 chéng qīng clear (of liquid) / limpid / to clarify / to make sth clear / to be clear (about the facts) syn 天气预报 天氣預報 tiān qì yù bào weather forecast 抗旱 kàng hàn drought-resistant / to weather a drought 清亮 qīng liàng (of sound) clear and resonant / bright / (of eyes) bright / (of water) crystal-clear / limpid / clear (in one's mind) syn 天冷 tiān lěng it's cold (weather) 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 阴沉沉 陰沉沉 yīn chén chén dark (weather, mood) syn 清寒 淸寒 qīng hán poor / underprivileged / (of weather) crisp and clear syn 气象站 氣象站 qì xiàng zhàn weather station 暑热 暑熱 shǔ rè hot (summer) weather syn 霜天 shuāng tiān freezing weather / frosty sky 和暖 hé nuǎn pleasantly warm (weather) syn 三伏 sān fú the three annual periods of hot weather, namely 初伏[chu1 fu2], 中伏[zhong1 fu2] and 末伏[mo4 fu2], which run consecutively over a period from mid-July to late August syn 中伏 zhōng fú the second of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which begins in late July and lasts either 10 or 20 days, depending on the Chinese calendar in that year syn 天公不作美 tiān gōng bù zuò měi Heaven is not cooperating (idiom) / the weather is not favorable for the planned activity syn 酒肉朋友 jiǔ ròu péng you lit. drinking buddy (idiom) / fig. fair-weather friend 热 熱 rè to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent syn 晴 qíng clear / fine (weather) syn 暑 shǔ heat / hot weather / summer heat syn 泓 hóng clear / vast and deep / classifier for a body of clear water syn 自动气象站 自動氣象站 Automatic Weather Station 了 瞭 liǎo (of eyes) bright / clear-sighted / to understand clearly syn 明白 míng bai clear / obvious / unequivocal / sensible / reasonable / to understand / to realize syn 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn clear / distinct / obvious syn 清醒 qīng xǐng clear-headed / sober / awake syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 清理 qīng lǐ to clear up / to tidy up / to dispose of syn 表明 biǎo míng to make clear / to make known / to state clearly / to indicate / known syn 走路 zǒu lù to walk / to go on foot / to leave / to depart / (informal) to clear off / to beat it / (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job / to get out syn 明确 明確 míng què clear-cut / definite / explicit / to clarify / to specify / to make definite syn 清除 qīng chú to clear away / to eliminate / to get rid of syn 不明 bù míng not clear / unknown / to fail to understand syn 清晰 qīng xī clear / distinct syn 澄清 dèng qīng to settle (of liquid) / to become clear (by precipitation of impurities) / precipitate (chemistry) / to put in order / to quell disturbances syn 一清二楚 yī qīng èr chǔ to be very clear about sth (idiom) syn 明亮 míng liàng bright / shining / glittering / to become clear syn 分明 fēn míng clear / distinct / evidently / clearly syn 开朗 開朗 kāi lǎng spacious and well-lit / open and clear / (of character) optimistic / cheerful / carefree syn 真相大白 zhēn xiàng dà bái the whole truth is revealed (idiom) / everything becomes clear syn 井井有条 井井有條 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo everything clear and orderly (idiom) / neat and tidy syn 明摆着 明擺著 míng bǎi zhe evident / clear / undoubted syn 明朗 míng lǎng bright / clear / obvious / forthright / open-minded / bright and cheerful syn 清水 qīng shuǐ fresh water / drinking water / clear water 响亮 響亮 xiǎng liàng loud and clear / resounding syn 不详 不詳 bù xiáng not in detail / not quite clear syn 分清 fēn qīng to distinguish (between different things) / to make distinctions clear 晴天 qíng tiān clear sky / sunny day syn 划清 劃清 huà qīng to make a clear distinction / to differentiate clearly 清澈 qīng chè clear / limpid syn 清算 qīng suàn to settle accounts / to clear accounts / to liquidate / to expose and criticize 真切 zhēn qiè vivid / distinct / clear / sincere / honest syn 心安理得 xīn ān lǐ dé to have a clear conscience / to have no qualms about sth syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 通畅 通暢 tōng chàng unobstructed / clear / (of writing or thinking) coherent / fluent syn 