风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn favorable weather (idiom) / good weather for crops syn 深色 shēn sè dark / dark colored 昏天黑地 hūn tiān hēi dì lit. dark sky and black earth (idiom) / fig. pitch dark / to black out / disorderly / troubled times syn 一团漆黑 一團漆黑 yī tuán qī hēi pitch-dark / (fig.) completely in the dark / totally ignorant of / (fig.) grim / beyond salvation syn 心情 xīn qíng mood / frame of mind / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 高兴 高興 gāo xìng happy / glad / willing (to do sth) / in a cheerful mood syn 情绪 情緒 qíng xù mood / state of mind / moodiness / CL:種|种[zhong3] syn 气氛 氣氛 qì fēn atmosphere / mood syn 语气 語氣 yǔ qì tone / manner of speaking / mood / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 心思 xīn si mind / thoughts / inclination / mood syn 思绪 思緒 sī xù train of thought / emotional state / mood / feeling syn 无心 無心 wú xīn unintentionally / not in the mood to syn 情怀 情懷 qíng huái feelings / mood syn 不爽 bù shuǎng not well / out of sorts / in a bad mood / without discrepancy / accurate syn 心境 xīn jìng mood / mental state / frame of mind syn 意境 yì jìng artistic mood or conception / creative concept syn 好气 好氣 hǎo qì (coll.) good mood (usu. used in the negative) / angry (usu. used in combination with 好笑[hao3xiao4]) 情调 情調 qíng diào ambience / mood / flavor syn 兴致 興致 xìng zhì mood / spirits / interest syn 风气 風氣 fēng qì general mood / atmosphere / common practice syn 正向 zhèng xiàng forward (direction) / positive (thinking, mood, values etc) 心肠 心腸 xīn cháng heart / intention / one's inclination / state of mind / to have the heart for sth / mood syn 心绪 心緒 xīn xù state of mind / mood syn 高高兴兴 高高興興 gāo gāo xìng xìng cheerful and optimistic / in a good mood / gaily syn 奋发 奮發 fèn fā to rouse to vigorous action / energetic mood syn 民情 mín qíng circumstances of the people / popular sentiment / the mood of the people / popular customs syn 阴郁 陰鬱 yīn yù (of skies or one's mood) gloomy syn 情态 情態 qíng tài spirit / mood / (linguistics) modal syn 闲心 閑心 xián xīn leisurely mood / relaxed frame of mind syn 闲情逸致 閑情逸致 xián qíng yì zhì leisurely and carefree mood 闹情绪 鬧情緒 nào qíng xù to be in a bad mood syn 劲 勁 jìn strength / energy / enthusiasm / spirit / mood / expression / interest / CL:把[ba3] / Taiwan pr. [jing4] syn 喜冲冲 喜衝衝 xǐ chōng chōng to beam with joy / in a happy mood syn 沈重 chén zhòng heavy (of mood) / serious / somber 火辣辣 huǒ là là scorching hot / (of a burn or other injury) painful / burning / (of one's mood) agitated / heated / intense / (of a personality) fiery / sharp-tongued / (Tw) (of a woman's figure) smoking hot syn 玩兴 玩興 wán xìng interest in dallying / in the mood for playing 逸致 逸緻 yì zhì carefree mood 虚拟语气 虛擬語氣 xū nǐ yǔ qì subjunctive mood (grammar) 忽冷忽热 忽冷忽熱 hū lěng hū rè now hot, now cold / (of one's mood, affection etc) to alternate 况味 況味 kuàng wèi circumstances / atmosphere / mood 情志 qíng zhì emotion / mood 赌烂 賭爛 dǔ làn (Tw) (slang) to be ticked off by (sb or sth) / to be pissed at (sb or sth) / to be in a foul mood / down in the dumps (from Taiwanese 揬𡳞, Tai-lo pr. [tu̍h-lān]) 气头上 氣頭上 qì tóu shang (in) a fit of anger / (in) a foul mood 没好气 沒好氣 méi hǎo qì to be in a bad mood 天气 天氣 tiān qì weather syn 风云 風雲 fēng yún weather / unstable situation syn 气象 氣象 qì xiàng meteorological condition / weather / meteorology / atmosphere / ambience / scene syn 天色 tiān sè color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather 天气预报 天氣預報 tiān qì yù bào weather forecast 低沉 dī chén (of weather) overcast / gloomy / (of a voice) low and deep / low-spirited / downcast syn 冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing syn 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn oppressive (of weather) / heavy / depressed / not happy / (of sound) dull / muffled syn 炎热 炎熱 yán rè blistering hot / sizzling hot (weather) syn 天道 tiān dào natural law / heavenly law / weather (dialect) syn 雨天 yǔ tiān rainy day / rainy weather syn 爽朗 shuǎng lǎng clear and bright (of weather) / straightforward / candid / open syn 全天候 quán tiān hòu all-weather syn 天时 天時 tiān shí the time / the right time / weather conditions / destiny / course of time / heaven's natural order syn 抗旱 kàng hàn drought-resistant / to weather a drought 气象局 氣象局 qì xiàng jú weather bureau / meteorological office 气象台 氣象台 qì xiàng tái meteorological office / weather forecasting office 回暖 huí nuǎn (of the weather) to warm up again 风寒 風寒 fēng hán wind chill / cold weather / common cold (medicine) 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat / extremely hot weather syn 天冷 tiān lěng it's cold (weather) 风向标 風向標 fēng xiàng biāo vane / propellor blade / weather vane / windsock 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 风化 風化 fēng huà decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion 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) 灰蒙蒙 huī mēng mēng dusky / overcast (of weather) 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 风雨无阻 風雨無阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine syn 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 放晴 fàng qíng (of weather) to clear up syn 秋高气爽 秋高氣爽 qiū gāo qì shuǎng clear and refreshing autumn weather 天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán dì dòng cold weather, frozen ground (idiom) / bitterly cold syn 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 清寒 淸寒 qīng hán poor / underprivileged / (of weather) crisp and clear syn 晴好 qíng hǎo bright and sunny weather syn 气象站 氣象站 qì xiàng zhàn weather station 饱经风霜 飽經風霜 bǎo jīng fēng shuāng weather-beaten / having experienced the hardships of life syn 气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 夏令 xià lìng summer / summer weather syn 暑热 暑熱 shǔ rè hot (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 霜天 shuāng tiān freezing weather / frosty sky 气象卫星 氣象衛星 qì xiàng wèi xīng weather satellite 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 自动气象站 自動氣象站 Automatic Weather Station 晴 qíng clear / fine (weather) syn 暑 shǔ heat / hot weather / summer heat syn 天有不测风云 天有不測風雲 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún fortune as unpredictable as the weather (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment 