HSK4 – Nature, Weather and Geography Words

Taiwan’s winter is usually around 8–12 degrees, which doesn’t sound that cold, right? But many people from countries with snow arrive in Taiwan and say the winter is freezing. That’s because Taiwan’s cold is a damp cold. Add the rain, and you almost always get at least a little wet when you go outside. That wet chill that seeps into your bones is really hard to bear.

On top of that, most places in Taiwan have no central heating (暖氣暖气 nuǎnqì), so the cold never lets up, 24 hours a day. In Europe or Japan, you step indoors and it’s so warm you take your coat off. In Taiwan, you may have to stay in your down jacket the whole time, even while sleeping or watching TV at home, curled up in a ball.

The world around us

Nature and Scenery Words in Chinese

Putting it all together

Examples

我wǒ喜歡xǐhuān住zhù在zài農村nóngcūn，因為yīnwèi那裡nàlǐ的de空氣kōngqì很hěn好hǎo，風景fēngjǐng也yě很hěn美měi我wǒ喜欢xǐhuan住zhù在zài农村nóngcūn，因为yīnwèi那里nàlǐ的de空气kōngqì很hěn好hǎo，风景fēngjǐng也yě很hěn美měiI like living in the countryside because the air is good and the scenery is beautiful.

污染wūrǎn對duì大自然dàzìrán的de傷害shānghài很hěn大dà，所以suǒyǐ我們wǒmen要yào保護bǎohù地球dìqiú污染wūrǎn对duì大自然dàzìrán的de伤害shānghài很hěn大dà，所以suǒyǐ我们wǒmen要yào保护bǎohù地球dìqiúPollution does a lot of harm to nature, so we need to protect the Earth.

Hot, cold and everything between

Weather and Temperature Words in Chinese

Putting it all together

Examples

今天jīntiān氣溫qìwēn很hěn低dī，早上zǎoshàng只有zhǐyǒu零下língxià兩liǎng度dù，記得jìde穿chuān暖和nuǎnhuo一點yìdiǎn今天jīntiān气温qìwēn很hěn低dī，早上zǎoshang只有zhǐyǒu零下língxià两liǎng度dù，记得jìde穿chuān暖和nuǎnhuo一点yìdiǎnIt’s cold today, only two below zero this morning, so remember to dress a bit warmer.

夏天xiàtiān的de高溫gāowēn讓ràng人rén很hěn難受nánshòu，晚上wǎnshàng降溫jiàngwēn以後yǐhòu才cái覺得juéde涼liáng一點yìdiǎn夏天xiàtiān的de高温gāowēn让ràng人rén很hěn难受nánshòu，晚上wǎnshang降温jiàngwēn以后yǐhòu才cái觉得juéde凉liáng一点yìdiǎnThe summer heat is hard to bear; it only feels a bit cooler after the temperature drops in the evening.

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