晴 qíng — clear, fine (of weather)

Meanings

1. 1

   clear, fine (of weather)

   Cloudless. In everyday speech it appears in the compound 晴天 "a clear day" rather than as a bare predicate; weather reports use 晴 on its own.

   adjective

Example sentences

• 今天是晴天。Jīntiān (first tone, high and level) shì (fourth tone, falling) qíngtiān. (second tone, rising)···

  It’s a clear day today.

• 明天可能不是晴天。Míngtiān (second tone, rising) kěnéng (third tone, dipping) bú (second tone, rising) shì (fourth tone, falling) qíngtiān. (second tone, rising)···

  Tomorrow may not be a clear day.

Common mistakes

• Not quite今天很晴。

  Correct今天是晴天。

  晴 is not used as a plain predicate with 很 in ordinary speech. Say 今天是晴天, or simply 今天天气很好.

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