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The word "天气" is formed by combining the character "天", meaning sky or heaven, with the character "气", meaning air or energy; this semantic compound directly denotes the atmospheric conditions of the sky, resulting in the meaning of weather.

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今天天气很好。

Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.

Today the weather is very good.

明天的天气会变冷。

Míngtiān de tiānqì huì biàn lěng.

Tomorrow the weather will become cold.

如果天气好，我们就去公园。

Rúguǒ tiānqì hǎo, wǒmen jiù qù gōngyuán.

If the weather is good, we will go to the park.

这里的天气比北京干燥。

Zhèlǐ de tiānqì bǐ Běijīng gānzào.

The weather here is drier than in Beijing.

尽管天气恶劣，他们还是完成了任务。

Jǐnguǎn tiānqì èliè, tāmen háishì wánchéngle rènwù.

Despite the bad weather, they still completed the task.

Word Definition - 天气

tiān qì weather; climate

Individual Character Details

天 tiān
气 qì