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How do you say "What is the weather?" in Chinese?
天气怎么样?
tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
In Chinese, "What is the weather?" is 天气怎么样?.
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Pronunciation
Say 'tyan chee zen muh yahng' with emphasis on the rising tones at the start and end of the phrase.
Writing and usage
Five characters: 天 (sky/day), 气 (gas/air), 怎 (how), 么 (particle), 样 (appearance/manner). Combined they ask about current conditions.
Example sentence
今天天气怎么样?
What is the weather today?
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How to remember 天气怎么样?
Tiān (sky) plus qì (air) literally translates to sky-air, a natural way to express weather.
Related words
- How old are you? 你多大了? nǐ duō dà le ?
- What can't you do? 你不能做什么? nǐ bù néng zuò shén me ?
- What do you hate? 你讨厌什么? nǐ tǎo yàn shén me ?
- What is the temperature on Monday? 星期一的温度是多少? xīng qī yī de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? 星期六的温度是多少? xīng qī liù de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? 星期三的温度是多少? xīng qī sān de wēn dù shì duō shǎo ?
- What is the weather on Thursday? 星期四的天气怎么样? xīng qī sì de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is the weather on Wednesday? 星期三的天气怎么样? xīng qī sān de tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
- What is your job? 你的工作是什么? nǐ de gōng zuò shì shén me ?
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Questions about 天气怎么样?
How do you say "What is the weather?" in Chinese?
In Chinese, "What is the weather?" is 天气怎么样?. It is a noun.
How is 天气怎么样? written in Chinese?
Five characters: 天 (sky/day), 气 (gas/air), 怎 (how), 么 (particle), 样 (appearance/manner). Combined they ask about current conditions.
How is 天气怎么样? used in a sentence?
Use 天气怎么样? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 今天天气怎么样? (What is the weather today?).
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"What is the weather?" in other languages
- Japanese 天気はどうですか？ (tenki wa dōdesu ka ？)
- Korean 날씨가 어때요? (nalssiga eottaeyo?)
- Spanish ¿Qué tiempo hace?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Cómo está el clima?
- French Quel temps fait-il ?
- German Wie ist das Wetter?
- Italian Com’è il tempo?
- Russian Какая погода? (kakaja pogoda?)
- Greek Τι καιρό έχει; (ti kero ehyi)
- Arabic إزاي الجو؟ (izzaei ilgaww)
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