气 氣 qì gas / air / smell / weather / to make angry / to annoy / to get angry / vital energy / qi syn 天气 天氣 tiān qì weather syn 夏天 xià tiān summer / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 暑假 shǔ jià summer vacation / CL:個|个[ge4] 冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing syn 夏令营 夏令營 xià lìng yíng summer camp 夏季 xià jì summer 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 暑期 shǔ qī summer vacation time 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] 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 避暑 bì shǔ to be away for the summer holidays / to spend a holiday at a summer resort / to prevent sunstroke 天色 tiān sè color of the sky / time of day, as indicated by the color of the sky / weather 长廊 長廊 cháng láng promenade / long hallway / Long Corridor in the Summer Palace, Beijing 北京頤和園|北京颐和园[Bei3 jing1 Yi2 he2 yuan2] 浴衣 yù yī bathrobe / yukata, lightweight informal kimono worn in summer 雨天 yǔ tiān rainy day / rainy weather syn 仲夏 zhòng xià midsummer / second month of summer syn 风化 風化 fēng huà decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion 盛夏 shèng xià midsummer / the height of summer syn 气象局 氣象局 qì xiàng jú weather bureau / meteorological office 庐山 廬山 lú shān Lushan district of Jiujiang city 九江市, Jiangxi / Mt Lushan in Jiujiang, famous as summer holiday spot 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 壮年 壯年 zhuàng nián lit. robust years / prime of life / summer / able-bodied (fit for military service) / mature (talent, garden etc) 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) 初夏 chū xià early summer syn 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 四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 夏至 xià zhì Xiazhi or Summer Solstice, 10th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st June-6th July syn 消夏 xiāo xià to spend the summer / to take a summer vacation syn 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 小春 xiǎo chūn 10th month of the lunar calendar / Indian summer / crops sown in late autumn syn 灰蒙蒙 huī mēng mēng dusky / overcast (of weather) syn 消暑 xiāo shǔ to spend a summer holiday / to beat the summer heat 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) 炎夏 yán xià hot summer / scorching summer 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 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 秋老虎 qiū lǎo hǔ hot spell during autumn / Indian summer 上都 shàng dū Shangdu, also known as Xanadu, summer capital of the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) 天气预报 天氣預報 tiān qì yù bào weather forecast 抗旱 kàng hàn drought-resistant / to weather a drought 天冷 tiān lěng it's cold (weather) 炙热 炙熱 zhì rè extremely hot (weather) / blazing (sun) / (fig.) burning (enthusiasm) 颐和园 頤和園 yí hé yuán Summer Palace in Beijing 阴沉沉 陰沉沉 yīn chén chén dark (weather, mood) syn 暑促 shǔ cù summer promotion (sale) 凉席 涼席 liáng xí summer sleeping mat (e.g. of woven split bamboo) / CL:張|张[zhang1],領|领[ling3] syn 立夏 lì xià Lixia or Start of Summer, 7th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-20th May 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 暑气 暑氣 shǔ qì (summer) heat 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 夏 xià summer syn 伏 fú to lean over / to fall (go down) / to hide (in ambush) / to conceal oneself / to lie low / hottest days of summer / to submit / to concede defeat / to overcome / to subdue / volt syn 晴 qíng clear / fine (weather) syn 暑 shǔ heat / hot weather / summer heat syn 暑天 shǔ tiān hot (summer) day syn 自动气象站 自動氣象站 Automatic Weather Station 雩 yú summer sacrifice for rain 冷天 lěng tiān cold weather / cold season 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 天候 tiān hòu weather syn 天儿 天兒 tiān r the weather 秋令 qiū lìng autumn / autumn weather syn 夏虫不可以语冰 夏蟲不可以語冰 xià chóng bù kě yǐ yǔ bīng a summer insect cannot discuss ice (idiom) 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 夏奥会 夏奧會 xià ào huì the Summer Olympic Games / the Summer Olympics 夏装 夏裝 xià zhuāng summer clothing / summer clothes syn 度夏 dù xià to spend the summer / to get through the summer 