天气 (tiānqì) — weather

天气 (tiānqì)

Weather. 天 means "sky" or "day," and 气 means "air," "breath," or "atmosphere." Together they describe the atmospheric conditions of the sky.

Meanings

1. [noun] Weather. The atmospheric conditions at a particular place and time, such as temperature, rain, and wind.

Example Sentences

今天天气怎么样？ Jīntiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng? What is the weather like today?

明天天气很好。 Míngtiān tiānqì hěn hǎo. The weather tomorrow will be nice.

北京的天气很冷。 Běijīng de tiānqì hěn lěng. The weather in Beijing is very cold.

天气太热了，我想喝水。 Tiānqì tài rè le, wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ. The weather is too hot. I want to drink water.

Collocations

Memory Hook

天 means "sky" and 气 means "air." Weather is literally the "air of the sky." When you look up at the sky and feel the air around you, you are experiencing 天气. This combination perfectly captures the observable nature of weather.