Learn How to Speak Chinese-Survival Chinese: Learn to Express the Four Seasons

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季节

Seasons

A: 北京一年有几个季节？
How many seasons are there in Beijing?

B: 四个：春天、夏天、秋天、冬天。
There are four seasons: spring, summer, sutumn, and winter.

A: 北京春天的天气怎么样？
What's the weather like in spring in Beijing？

B：有时候刮风，不常下雨。
Sometimes it is windy, but it does not rain frequently.

A：明天呢？
How about tomorrow?

B：明天阴，有大风。
Tomorrow will be cloudy with strong winds.

A：气温呢？
What about the temperature?

B：白天最高气温 15 度，夜间最低气温 8 度。
The highest temperature during the day will be 15 degrees (centigrade). The lowest temperature over the night will be 8 degrees (centigrade).

A: 比较冷。
(It will be) relatively cold.

Expansion

二十四节气歌 (Èrshísì jiéqì gē) Song of the 24 Solar Terms

Chūn yǔ jīng chūn qīng gǔ tiān,

春雨惊春清谷天，

xià mǎn máng xià shǔ xiāng lián.

夏满芒夏暑相连。

Qiū chǔ lù qiū hán shuāng jiàng,

秋处露秋寒霜降，

dōng xuě xuě dōng xiǎo dà hán.

冬雪雪冬小大寒。

Měi yuè liǎng jié bú biàn gēng,

每月两节不变更，

zuì duō xiāng chā yì liǎng tiān.

最多相差一两天。

Shàng bàn nián lái liù niàn yī,

上半年来六廿一，

xià bàn nián shì bā niàn sān.

下半年是八廿三。

二十四节气 (Èrshísì jiéqì) The 24 Solar Terms

立春 (Lìchūn) Beginning of Spring	雨水 (Yǔshuǐ) Rain Water
惊蛰 (Jīngzhé) The waking of Insects	春分 (Chūnfēn) Spring Equinox
清明 (Qīngmíng) Qingming	谷雨 (Gǔyǔ) Grain Rain
立夏 (Lìxià) Start of Summer	小满 (Xiǎomǎn) Lesser Full Grain
芒种 (Mángzhòng) Grain in Beard	夏至 (Xiàzhì) Summer Solstice
小暑 (Xiǎoshǔ) Light Heat	大暑 (Dàshǔ) Great Heat
立秋 (Lìqiū) Start of Autumn	处暑 (Chùshǔ) End of Heat
白露 (Báilù) White Dew	秋分 (Qiūfēn) Autumn Equinox
寒露 (Hánlù) Cold Dew	霜降 (Shuāngjiàng) Frost Descends
立冬 (Lìdōng) Start of Winter	小雪 (Xiǎoxuě) Light Snow
大雪 (Dàxuě) Great Snow	冬至 (Dōngzhì) Winter Solstice
小寒 (Xiǎohán) Light Cold	大寒 (Dàhán) Great Cold

Sentence Patterns


1. Běijīng chūntiān de tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
北京春天的天气怎么样？		a
What's the weather like in spring in Beijing?


2. Yǒushíhou guā fēng, bù cháng xià yǔ.
有时候刮风，不常下雨。		b
Sometimes it is windy, but it does not rain frequently.


3. Míngtiān yīn, yǒu dàfēng.
明天阴，有大风。		c
Tomorrow will be cloudy with strong winds.


4. Báitiān zuì gāo qìwēn dù, yèjiān zuì dī qìwēn dù.
白天最高气温 15 度，夜间最低气温 8 度。		d
The highest temperature during the day will be 15 degrees (centigrade).The lowest temperature over the night will be 8 degrees (centigrade).

Discussion

Most regions in northern China have four distinct seasons. In this lesson, we will learn how to speak Chinese expressions such as spring, summer, autumn, winter, windy, raining, cloudy and cold.

Comments

Instructor:	Candice
Length:	21:58
Introduction:	Describe seasons, climate, temperature, etc.
	Describe seasons, climate, temperature, etc.


季节季節	n.	jìjié	season
年年	n.	nián	year
春天春天	n.	chūntiān	spring
夏天夏天	n.	xiàtiān	summer
秋天秋天	n.	qiūtiān	autumn
冬天冬天	n.	dōngtiān	winter
有时候有時候		yǒushíhòu	sometimes
刮刮	v.	guā	to blow
常常	adv.	cháng	often/frequently
不常不常		bù cháng	not often/frequently
下雨下雨	v.	xià yǔ	to rain
阴陰	adj.	yīn	cloudy
大风大風	n.	dàfēng	strong winds
白天白天	n.	báitiān	daytime
高高	adj.	gāo	high.
最高最高		zuì gāo	highest
夜间夜間	n.	yèjiān	night
低低	adj.	dī	low
最低最低		zuì dī	lowest
比较比較	adv.	bǐjiào	comparatively/relatively
冷冷	adj.	lěng	cold