炎热 炎熱 yán rè blistering hot / sizzling hot (weather) syn 风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn favorable weather (idiom) / good weather for crops syn 酷暑 kù shǔ intense heat / extremely hot weather syn 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 暑热 暑熱 shǔ rè hot (summer) 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 热 熱 rè to warm up / to heat up / hot (of weather) / heat / fervent syn 暑 shǔ heat / hot weather / summer heat syn 初伏 chū fú the first of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically begins in mid-July and lasts 10 days 末伏 mò fú the third of the three annual periods of hot weather (三伏[san1 fu2]), which typically runs over the middle ten days of August syn 降温费 降溫費 jiàng wēn fèi extra pay for hot weather 难当 難當 nán dāng hard to endure (hot weather, itchiness etc) 升温 升溫 shēng wēn to become hot / temperature rise / (fig.) to intensify / to hot up / to escalate / to get a boost 闷热 悶熱 mēn rè sultry / sultriness / hot and stuffy / stifling hot syn 热风 熱風 rè fēng hot wind / hot air syn 热腾腾 熱騰騰 rè téng téng steaming hot / (fig.) bustling / hectic / (fig.) excited / stirred up / (fig.) created only a short time before / freshly minted / hot off the press / (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1] syn 热熔胶 熱熔膠 rè róng jiāo hot-melt adhesive / hot glue 烫 燙 tàng to scald / to burn (by scalding) / to blanch (cooking) / to heat (sth) up in hot water / to perm / to iron / scalding hot syn 二杆子 èr gān zi hot-tempered / rash / hot-tempered person 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 热补 熱補 rè bǔ hot patching (of insulating material in a furnace) / hot patching (runtime correction in computing) 热辣辣 熱辣辣 rè là là burning hot / scorching / (of food) spicy hot / (of news, topics etc) sensational / attention-grabbing / emotionally intense syn 热室 熱室 rè shì hot cell / hot cave / cave 保温食橱 保溫食櫥 hot cupboard unit / hotlock / hot cupboard / foodwarmer 突变热点 突變熱點 mutation hot spot / mutational hot spot 火烫 火燙 huǒ tàng burning hot / fiery / to have one's hair permed with hot curling tongs 打边炉 打邊爐 dǎ biān lú (Cantonese) to eat hot pot / hot pot 纸火锅 紙火鍋 zhǐ huǒ guō paper hot pot (hot pot using a single-use pot made of Japanese washi paper with a special coating to prevent burning and leaking, used for cooking at the dining table) 温泉蛋 溫泉蛋 wēn quán dàn onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) 温玉 溫玉 wēn yù onsen tamago / hot spring egg (soft-boiled egg cooked slowly in hot spring water) (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 温玉 "ontama", which is an abbr. for 温泉玉子 "onsen tamago") 热轧 熱軋 rè zhá (metallurgy) hot-rolled / hot-rolling 异常 異常 yì cháng unusual / abnormal / extremely / exceptionally syn 特大 tè dà exceptionally big syn 绝佳 絕佳 jué jiā exceptionally good 分外 fèn wài exceptionally / not one's responsibility or job syn 特异 特異 tè yì exceptionally good / excellent / clearly outstanding / distinctive / peculiar / unique syn 瑰丽 瑰麗 guī lì elegant / magnificent / exceptionally beautiful syn 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming exceptionally intelligent (idiom) 通天彻地 通天徹地 tōng tiān chè dì to know all under heaven / exceptionally talented (idiom) 小人精 xiǎo rén jīng exceptionally bright kid / child prodigy 拔群 bá qún outstanding / exceptionally good 天赋异禀 天賦異稟 tiān fù yì bǐng extraordinary talent / exceptionally gifted 超常发挥 超常發揮 chāo cháng fā huī to outdo oneself / to perform exceptionally well 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě - cōng ming (idiom) exceptionally intelligent 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 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) 天冷 tiān lěng it's cold (weather) 风向标 風向標 fēng xiàng biāo vane / propellor blade / weather vane / windsock 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 阴沉沉 陰沉沉 yīn chén chén dark (weather, mood) 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 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 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 自动气象站 自動氣象站 Automatic Weather Station 晴 qíng clear / fine (weather) 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 沐雨栉风 沐雨櫛風 mù yǔ zhì fēng to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom) 蜀犬吠日 shǔ quǎn fèi rì 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 syn 栉风沐雨 櫛風沐雨 zhì fēng mù yǔ 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 syn 天气图 天氣圖 tiān qì tú weather 冷天 lěng tiān cold weather / cold season 