气象 qìxiàng meteorological condition
meteorological condition; weather; meteorology; atmosphere; ambience; scene
How to remember 气象: 气 air + 象 elephant = meteorological condition.
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How it is used
- 'Meteorology, weather; atmosphere, scene' - 气象预报 (qìxiàng yùbào) weather forecast; 气象台 weather station.
- Two senses: the scientific study of weather, and a grand 'scene/spirit': 新气象 (xīn qìxiàng) a new look/vitality.
- 万千气象 (wànqiān qìxiàng) a scene of myriad splendors - the figurative 'atmosphere' sense.
Example sentences
- 气象学家说会有暴风雨。 Qìxiàngxuéjiā shuōhuì yǒubàofēngyǔ.The weatherman says there is a storm on the way.