HSK 6 · Nature

气象 qìxiàng “meteorology” in Chinese

Traditional 氣象

What 气象 means

  1. meteorology
  2. weather
  3. atmosphere
  4. meteorological condition
  5. ambience
More meanings from CC-CEDICT
  • scene

How to say 气象

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale气qì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale象xiàng4th tone, falling

气象 in a sentence

  1. 根据气象预报，明天会是晴天。

    Gēnjù qìxiàng yùbào, míngtiān huì shì qíngtiān.

    According to the weather forecast, it’ll be fine tomorrow.

    Sentence #3322732 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  2. 气象学家说会有暴风雨。

    Qìxiàngxuéjiā shuō huì yǒu bàofēngyǔ.

    The meteorologist says there’s a storm on the way.

    Sentence #799255 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 气象局发布了暴雨红色预警。

    Qìxiàngjú fābù le bàoyǔ hóngsè yùjǐng.

    The weather bureau has issued a red rainstorm warning.

    Sentence #14034673 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 气象 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 气 (qì) drawn as one shape
气qìgas; air

气 is a single shape of 4 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidDrawn from layers of vapour rising: air, steam, breath.

The character 象 (xiàng) with each of its parts in a different colour
象xiàngelephant
  • ⺈knife form of 刀 · dāo
  • 口mouth · kǒu
  • 豕pig · shǐMeaning part

How to write 气象

气 4 strokes · 象 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

气象 (qìxiàng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 气象 (qìxiàng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 气象

Words with 气

天气tiānqì · weather不客气bú kèqi · you’re welcome生气shēngqì · angry气qì · air力气lìqi · strength空气kōngqì · air气候qìhòu · climate脾气píqi · temper淘气táoqì · naughty小气xiǎoqì · stingy

Words with 象

印象yìnxiàng · impression对象duìxiàng · target象棋xiàngqí · Chinese chess想象xiǎngxiàng · to imagine抽象chōuxiàng · abstract大象dàxiàng · elephant现象xiànxiàng · phenomenon象征xiàngzhēng · emblem形象xíngxiàng · image迹象jìxiàng · sign

More words: Nature & Environment

品种pǐnzhǒng · variety瀑布pùbù · waterfall晴朗qínglǎng · sunny气味qìwèi · smell气压qìyā · air pressure犬quǎn · dog融化rónghuà · to melt梢shāo · tip (of a branch)

FAQs

气象 (qìxiàng) means “meteorology” or “weather”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it qìxiàng: qì with a 4th tone, then xiàng with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 气象 is written 氣象. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type qixiang with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 气象 from the suggestions. Typing qixiang into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
气象 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.