North and South China Have Different Weather
Xiao Hua is from Beijing. He thinks he knows cold weather. But when he travels to Guangzhou in the south, he is very surprised. Later, he goes to Harbin in the north. This HSK 2 reading shows how different China's weather can be—and why it is fun to travel.
翻译 Translation
小华是北京人。他住在北方。北京的冬天很冷，常常下雪。今年冬天，小华坐火车去南方旅行，他要去广州看朋友。
Xiao Hua is from Beijing. He lives in the north. Beijing's winter is very cold, and it often snows. This winter, Xiao Hua takes a train to travel to the south. He is going to Guangzhou to see a friend.
北京很冷，一直在下雪。小华穿了很多衣服。他想：南方一定也很冷，我要多穿一点儿。
Beijing is very cold, and it keeps snowing. Xiao Hua wears a lot of clothes. He thinks: the south must also be very cold; I need to wear a little more.
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北方
north; northern part
noun
北京在中国的北方。
Beijing is in the north of China.
南方
south; southern part
noun
广州在中国的南方。
Guangzhou is in the south of China.
气候
climate
noun
南方的气候很暖和。
The climate in the south is very warm.
天气
weather
noun
今天的天气很好。
Today's weather is very good.
冬天
winter
noun
北京的冬天很冷。
Beijing's winter is very cold.
夏天
summer
noun
夏天很热。
Summer is very hot.
冷
cold
adjective
今天很冷，多穿一点儿。
Today is very cold; wear a little more.
热
hot
adjective
夏天很热。
Summer is very hot.
暖和
warm
adjective
广州的冬天很暖和。
Guangzhou's winter is very warm.
下雪
to snow
verb
北京常常下雪。
It often snows in Beijing.
下雨
to rain
verb
明天可能下雨。
It may rain tomorrow.
太阳
sun
noun
今天太阳很大。
The sun is strong today.
衣服
clothes
noun
这件衣服很好看。
This piece of clothing looks very nice.
穿
to wear
verb
今天冷，多穿一点儿。
It is cold today; wear a little more.
厚
thick
adjective
这件衣服很厚。
This piece of clothing is very thick.
薄
thin
adjective
夏天穿薄衣服。
In summer, wear thin clothes.
汗
sweat
noun
运动以后，他流了很多汗。
After exercising, he sweated a lot.
流
to flow; to run
verb
他流了很多汗。
He sweated a lot.
旅行
to travel; travel
verb/noun
我喜欢去南方旅行。
I like traveling to the south.
火车
train
noun
我坐火车去广州。
I take a train to Guangzhou.
发现
to find; to discover
verb
我发现这里的天气不一样。
I found that the weather here is different.
觉得
to feel; to think
verb
我觉得很热。
I feel very hot.
不一样
different; not the same
phrase
南方和北方的天气不一样。
The weather in the south and the north is different.
一定
definitely; certainly
adverb
南方一定也很冷。
The south must also be very cold.
零下
below zero
noun
北京现在零下十度。
Beijing is minus ten degrees now.
度
degree
measure word
今天三十度。
Today is thirty degrees.
像
to be like; to resemble
verb/preposition
南方的冬天像春天。
The south's winter is like spring.
真
really; true
adverb/adjective
中国真大！
China is really big!
城市
city
noun
广州是一个很大的城市。
Guangzhou is a very big city.
地方
place
noun
这个地方很漂亮。
This place is very beautiful.
比……还…… (bǐ... hái...)
“比……还……” means “even more... than...”. It is used to compare two things, and it emphasizes that one is even more extreme than the other. The structure is “A + 比 + B + 还 + adjective.”
哈尔滨比北京还冷。
Harbin is even colder than Beijing.
那里的雪比北京的雪还大。
The snow there is even heavier than Beijing's snow.
今天比昨天还热。
Today is even hotter than yesterday.
像…… (xiàng...)
“像” means “to be like” or “to resemble.” It is used to compare two things that are similar. The structure is “A + 像 + B.” It is often used in metaphors and descriptions.
南方的冬天像春天。
The south's winter is like spring.
北方的冬天像冰箱。
The north's winter is like a refrigerator.
她的眼睛像星星。
Her eyes are like stars.
觉得 (juéde)
“觉得” means “to feel” or “to think.” It is used to express a personal opinion or feeling. The structure is “Subject + 觉得 + adjective/verb phrase.” It is very common in everyday Chinese.
小华穿着厚衣服，觉得很热。
Xiao Hua is wearing thick clothes and feels very hot.
我觉得这个菜很好吃。
I think this dish is very delicious.
你觉得广州怎么样？
What do you think of Guangzhou?
中国南北方气候不一样
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