风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo yǔ shùn favorable weather (idiom) / good weather for crops 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 天寒地冻 天寒地凍 tiān hán dì dòng cold weather, frozen ground (idiom) / bitterly cold 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 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 天公作美 tiān gōng zuò měi Heaven is cooperating (idiom) / the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tian1 gong1 bu4 zuo4 mei3]) 乍暖还寒 乍暖還寒 zhà nuǎn - huán hán (idiom) (of early spring weather) alternating between warm and cold 风调雨顺 風調雨順 fēng tiáo - yǔ shùn (idiom) to have good weather for crops syn 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 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 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 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 天气图 天氣圖 tiān qì tú weather 冷天 lěng tiān cold weather / cold season 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 天儿 天兒 tiān r the weather 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 秋令 qiū lìng autumn / autumn weather syn 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 人工影响天气 rén gōng yǐng xiǎng tiān qì weather modification 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 红海地区地方气象系统区域专题讨论会 紅海地區地方氣象系統區域專題討論會 Regional Symposium on Local Weather Systems in the Red Sea Area 天气衍生品 tiān qì yǎn shēng pǐn weather derivative 远期天气预报工作 yuàn qī tiān qì yù bào gōng zuò long-range weather forecasting 长期天气预报 zhǎng qī tiān qì yù bào long-range weather forecasting 南极气象中心 南極氣象中心 Antarctic Weather Control 全天候道路 quán tiān hòu dào lù all-weather road 全天候路面 quán tiān hòu lù miàn all-weather surface 天气事件 tiān qì shì jiàn weather event 天气演变 天气演變 tiān qì yǎn biàn weather development 