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 冷冻 冷凍 lěng dòng to freeze (food etc) / (of weather) freezing 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 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 转基因 轉基因 zhuǎn jī yīn genetic modification 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 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 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) 自由软件 自由軟件 zì yóu ruǎn jiàn free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted) 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 自动气象站 自動氣象站 Automatic Weather Station 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 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 改变环境技术公约 改變環境技術公約 Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques / Environmental Modification Convention 人工影响天气问题专家小组 人工影響天氣問題專家小組 Panel of Experts on Weather Modification 基因修改 jī yīn xiū gǎi genetic modification 改变环境的技术 environmental modification techniques 更改正时 更改正時 timing modification 生物社会行为改造技术 生物社會行為改造技術 bio-social behavioural modification techniques 关于人类活动导致臭氧层改变的声明 關於人類活動導致臭氧層改變的聲明 Statement on Modification of the Ozone Layer due to Human Activities 基因改造 jī yīn gǎi zào genetic modification / GM 依葫芦画瓢 依葫蘆畫瓢 yī hú lu huà piáo lit. to draw a dipper with a gourd as one's model (idiom) / fig. to follow the existing pattern without modification syn 天气图 天氣圖 tiān qì tú weather 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 天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福 天有不測風雲，人有旦夕禍福 tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún , rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom) / sth unexpected may happen at any moment 天雨顺延 天雨順延 tiān yǔ shùn yán weather permitting (idiom) 封檐板 fēng yán bǎn barge board / weather board / eaves board (construction) 崭晴 嶄晴 zhǎn qíng clear weather 春令 chūn lìng spring / springtime / spring weather syn 月令 yuè lìng typical weather in a given season syn 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 椆 chóu species of tree resistant to cold weather 气象观测站 氣象觀測站 qì xiàng guān cè zhàn weather station 油鞋 yóu xié waterproof shoes / oiled shoes (for wet weather) 炙酷 zhì kù torrid weather 诈晴 詐晴 zhà qíng to clear up (of weather after rain) 开霁 開霽 kāi jì to clear up (of weather) 短期天气预报 短期天氣預報 duǎn qī tiān qì yù bào short-range weather prediction 极端气候事件 極端氣候事件 jí duān qì hòu shì jiàn extreme weather event 地面天气雷达站 ground weather radar station 重要气象现象预报训练讲习班 Training Workshop on Significant Weather Phenomena Prediction 世界天气监测网方桉 世界天氣監測網方案 World Weather Watch Programme 中期天气预报 medium-range weather prediction 欧洲中距离气象预报中心 European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts 天气模式 tiān qì mú shì weather pattern 天气和气候小组 Panel on Weather and Climate 