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This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 36 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 Simplified 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.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: weather and nature

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

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

Level 1: easy 33 words

Simplified Chinese	English
海拔	altitude
海滩	beach
洞穴	cave
云	cloud
海岸	coast
沙漠	desert
田野	field
森林	forest
丘陵	hill
地平线	horizon
岛屿	island
湖泊	lake
大河	large riverFlows into the sea
温和	mild
山	mountain
北方	north
步道	path
平原	plain
河流	riverFlows into another river
沙	sand
阴影	shade
岸边	shoreEdge of a river or lake
天空	sky
雪	snowNoun, the flakes themselves
南方	south
泉水	spring
暴风雨	storm
太阳	sun
海浪	waveRising and falling movement of the water surface
天气	weather
西方	west
风	wind
树林	wood

Level 2: medium 43 words

Simplified Chinese	English
干燥气候	arid climate
小海湾	bay
大峡谷	canyon
悬崖	cliff
多云	cloudy
穿堂风	draught
干旱	drought
旱季	dry season
火山爆发	eruption
洪水	flood
严寒	freezing
冰川	glacier
峡谷	gorge
山坡	hillside
湿度	humidity
飓风	hurricane
潟湖	lagoon
雷击	lightning strike
沼泽	marsh
草原	meadow
山口	mountain pass
池塘	pond
气压	pressure
彩虹	rainbow
多雨	rainy
深谷	ravine
礁石	reef
坡度	slope
雪花	snowflake
海峡	strait
晴朗	sunny
湿地	swamp
温带气候	temperate climate
地形	terrain
雷雨	thunderstorm
潮汐	tide
转凉	to cool down
下雨	to rain
照耀	to shine
回暖	to warm up
龙卷风	tornado
瀑布	waterfall
天气预报	weather forecast

Level 3: hard 24 words

Simplified Chinese	English
高气压	anticyclone
雪崩	avalanche
路面结冰	black ice
凉意	coolness
气旋	cyclone
沙丘	dune
雾凇	frost coating
林间空地	glade
浮冰	ice floe
冰山	iceberg
低气压	low pressure area
暖意	mildness
薄雾	mist
季风	monsoon
河堤	riverbankSlope along the side of a river
积雪堆	snowdrift
干草原	steppe
阵雨	sudden shower
转晴	to brighten up
下冰雹	to hail
倾盆大雨	to pour down
苔原	tundra
观景点	viewpoint
风大	windy

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Weather and landscapes”. The full topic holds 152 in the KoKo app: 50 at the easy level, 66 at the medium level and 36 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 Simplified 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 Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.