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气候 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say qì hòu slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
气候表示一个地方长期的天气情况。
qì hòu biǎo shì yí gè dì fāng cháng qī de tiān qì qíng kuàng。
Climate means the long-term weather conditions of a place.
Context note
气候常出现在地理、自然和旅行里。
qì hòu cháng chū xiàn zài dì lǐ 、 zì rán hé lǚ xíng lǐ。
Climate often appears in geography, nature, and travel.
5 examples
这里的气候很好。
zhè lǐ de qì hòu hěn hǎo。
The climate here is very good.
气候变化。
qì hòu biàn huà。
Climate change.
不同地方气候不同。
bù tóng dì fāng qì hòu bù tóng。
Different places have different climates.
北方气候冷。
běi fāng qì hòu lěng。
The northern climate is cold.
我喜欢温暖的气候。
wǒ xǐ huan wēn nuǎn de qì hòu。
I like warm climate.
5 mini stories
老师说气候和天气不一样。
lǎo shī shuō qì hòu hé tiān qì bù yí yàng。
The teacher said climate is different from weather.
南方的气候比这里暖和。
nán fāng de qì hòu bǐ zhè lǐ nuǎn huo。
The climate in the south is warmer than here.
我在书上看见不同地方的气候图。
wǒ zài shū shàng kàn jiàn bù tóng dì fāng de qì hòu tú。
I saw a climate map of different places in a book.
气候变化会影响很多事情。
qì hòu biàn huà huì yǐng xiǎng hěn duō shì qíng。
Climate change affects many things.
我喜欢春天，因为气候很舒服。
wǒ xǐ huan chūn tiān， yīn wèi qì hòu hěn shū fú。
I like spring because the climate is comfortable.