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Weather and Climate

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Climate and Opinions

Learn how to describe changing weather, give opinions and talk about climate trends.

1. Ongoing changes

起来

qǐ lái

indicates something has started and is ongoing

变成

biàn chéng

to become

jiàng

to drop / fall

天气冷起来了。

The weather has started to become cold.

气温开始下降。

The temperature has started to drop.

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2. Describing weather

好像

hǎo xiàng

to seem / to look like

low

今天好像要下雨。

It looks like it is going to rain today.

气温很低。

The temperature is very low.

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3. Events and changes

chǎng

measure word for events

上传

shàng chuán

to upload

这是一场很大的雷雨。

This is a big thunderstorm.

Final Check

Complete

最近天气冷起来了,气温下降了。今天好像要下雨,气温也很低。

Recently the weather has started to become cold, and the temperature has dropped. Today it looks like it will rain, and the temperature is also low.