How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: weather and nature

Sun, rain, snow, wind, but also the sea, the mountains and the forest: weather and landscapes in Traditional Chinese.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Weather and landscapes”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 39 words

Traditional Chinese	English
海拔	altitude
海灘	beach
微風	breeze
海岸	coast
涼爽	cool
度數	degree
東方	east
田野	field
森林	forest
峽谷	gorge
海灣	gulfLarge inlet of the coast where the sea reaches inland
丘陵	hill
湖泊	lake
風景	landscape
低氣壓	low pressure area
溫和	mild
隘口	mountain pass
大自然	nature
北方	north
海洋	ocean
高原	plateau
氣壓	pressure
雨	rain
彩虹	rainbow
岩石	rock
沙	sand
海	sea
岸邊	shoreEdge of a river or lake
天空	sky
南方	south
泉水	spring
暴風雨	storm
太陽	sun
轉陰	to cloud over
海浪	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
天氣	weather
西方	west
風	wind
樹林	wood

Level 2: medium 36 words

Traditional Chinese	English
雪崩	avalanche
氣壓計	barometer
大峽谷	canyon
洞穴	cave
雲	cloud
氣旋	cyclone
乾旱	drought
沙丘	dune
火山爆發	eruption
水災	flood
濃霧	fog
酷寒	freezing
霜	frost
陣風	gust
冰雹	hail
熱浪	heatwave
山坡	hillside
颶風	hurricane
叢林	jungle
閃電	lightning
落雷	lightning strike
草原	meadow
薄霧	mist
深谷	ravine
海峽	strait
溪流	stream
雷雨	thunderstorm
潮汐	tide
吹	to blow
轉晴	to brighten up
轉涼	to cool down
融化	to melt
下雨	to rain
回暖	to warm up
龍捲風	tornado
熱帶氣候	tropical climate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
高氣壓	anticyclone
乾燥氣候	arid climate
多雲	cloudy
火山口	crater
河口	estuary
霧凇	frost coating
林間空地	glade
浮冰	ice floe
冰山	iceberg
潟湖	lagoon
極光	northern lights
半島	peninsula
多雨	rainy
礁石	reef
河堤	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
積雪堆	snowdrift
雪花	snowflake
乾草原	steppe
陣雨	sudden shower
短暫放晴	sunny spell
濕地	swamp
下冰雹	to hail
下雪	to snowVerb, the falling of flakes
紫外線	ultraviolet
風大	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 60 at the easy level, 54 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.