Meteorology & Hydrology – Chinese Vocabulary

hǎi shì shèn lóu

Mirage

gāo qì yā

High pressure

dī qì yā

Low pressure

běi bàn qiú

Northern Hemisphere

běi jí

North Pole

qì hòu tú

Climate map

yún tú

Cloud map

xīng tú

Star chart

qì xiàng tú

Weather map

fēng tú

Wind map

bàn yuè

Crescent moon

bīng

Ice

tái fēng

Typhoon

shā bào

Sandstorm

xuě bào

Snowstorm

hǎi xiào

Tsunami

yǔ zhòu chén

Cosmic dust

yà hán dài

Subarctic

yà rè dài

Subtropical

zhèn jí

Magnitude

fēng jí

Wind scale

hóng

Rainbow

běi huí guī xiàn

Tropic of Cancer

nán huí guī xiàn

Tropic of Capricorn

bǎi yè xiāng

Stevenson screen

shǎn diàn

Lightning

Chùm sao

Constellation

bīng bào

Ice storm

zhèn yǔ

Shower

fēng xiàng biāo

Weather vane

jí guāng

Aurora

yǔ liàng qiáng dù

Rainfall intensity

kuáng fēng, shí jí fēng

Gale, force 10 wind

yín hé xì

Milky Way

tiān wén tái

Observatory

ní shí liú

Landslide

huì xīng tóu

Comet head

hóng fēng

Flood peak

dōng bàn qiú

Eastern Hemisphere

dì zhèn

Earthquake

tiān wén zhōng

Astronomical clock

hóng shuǐ yù bào

Flood forecast

huì xīng wěi

Comet tail

yǔ zhòu xiàn

Cosmic rays

yǔ dài

Rain belt

fēng bào

Storm

bào fēng, shí yī jí fēng

Gale, wind force 11

ruǎn fēng, yī jí fēng

Light breeze, wind force 1

liè fēng, jiǔ jí fēng

Strong breeze, wind force 9

jù fēng, shí èr jí fēng

Hurricane, wind force 12

qiáng fēng, liù jí fēng

Strong wind, wind force 6

jí fēng, qī jí fēng

Gale, wind force 7

jì fēng

Monsoon

Gió mùa

Trade wind

wēi fēng, sān jí fēng

Breeze, wind force 3

dà fēng, bā jí fēng

High wind, wind force 8

hǎi zhèn

Seaquake

hán dài

Frigid zone

gān hàn

Drought

hán liú

Cold current

héng xīng

Star

xíng xīng

Planet

tài yáng xì

Solar system

yā qì

Atmospheric pressure

qì yā jì

Barometer

shuǐ yín qì yā jì

Mercury barometer

yà rè dài qì hòu

Subtropical climate

hǎi yáng xìng qì hòu

Oceanic climate

jì fēng qì hòu

Monsoon climate

dà lù xìng qì hòu

Continental climate

rè dài qì hòu

Tropical climate

wēn dài qì hòu

Temperate climate

dà qì

Atmosphere

qì xiàng jì

Meteorological instrument

jīn huán shí

Annular solar eclipse

jīng dù

Longitude

tiān xiàng yí

Astronomical instrument

tiān wén wàng yuǎn jìng

Astronomical telescope

jīng xiàn

Meridian

wú fēng, líng jí fēng

Calm, zero wind

lěng fēng

Cold front

lóng juǎn fēng

Tornado

dì màn

Mantle

jiàng yǔ liàng

Rainfall

hán cháo

Cold wave

rè làng

Heat wave

jiàng xuě liàng

Snowfall

hóng shuǐ liú liàng

Flood discharge

tài yáng

Sun

rì luò

Sunset

rì chū

Sunrise

yǔ liàng qì

Rain gauge

xuě liáng qì

Snow gauge

cháo wèi cè liáng yí

Tide level meter

fēng sù jì

Anemometer

yǔ yún

Rain cloud

yín hé xīng yún

Milky Way nebula

huǒ shān kǒu

Crater

yǔ

Rain

yǔ bào

Rainstorm

xiáo yǔ

Light rain

máo máo yǔ

Drizzle

bào yǔ

Heavy rain

léi zhèn yǔ

Thunderstorm

xiǎo zhèn yǔ

Light shower

yǔn shí yǔ

Meteor shower

yǔ jiā xuě

Sleet

hóng shuǐ shuǐ wèi

Flood water level

guāng nián

Light year

nán bàn qiú

Southern Hemisphere

nán jí

Antarctica

hēi dòng

Black hole

xīn xīng

Nova

yuè shí

Lunar eclipse

rì piān shí

Partial solar eclipse

rì quán shí

Total solar eclipse

rì huán shí

Annular solar eclipse

rè dài

Tropics

wēn dù jì

Thermometer

duō yún

Cloudy

nuǎn fēng

Warm front

zhèn yuán

Epicenter

shān bēng

Landslide

huǒ shān

Volcano

huó huǒ shān

Active volcano

xiū huǒ shān

Dormant volcano

sǐ huǒ shān

Extinct volcano

huǒ shān pēn fā

Volcanic eruption

hóng shuǐ

Flood

zhǎng cháo

High tide

luò cháo

Low tide

wēn dài

Temperate zone

nuǎn liú

Warm current

Pha ren hai

Fahrenheit

léi dá guān cè

Radar observation

yuè yùn

Lunar halo

guǐ dào

Orbit

léi

Thunder

léi bào

Thunderstorm

Sao (tinh tú)

Star

liú xīng

Meteor

hǎi wáng xīng

Neptune

huǒ xīng

Spark

jīn xīng

Venus

míng wáng xīng

Pluto

mù xīng

Jupiter

Sao sa

Falling star

tiān wáng xīng

Uranus

tǔ xīng

Saturn

shuǐ xīng

Mercury

fēng lì

Wind force

lù

Dew

shuāng

Frost

bó wù

Mist

zhèn zhōng

Epicenter

dì hé

Earth's core

qì xiàng guān cè chuán

Meteorological observation ship

xī bàn qiú

Western Hemisphere

qì xiàng huǒ jiàn

Meteorological rocket

yǔn shí

Meteorite

xīng yún

Nebula

dì qiú

Earth

dì zhèn guān cè zhàn

Seismic observation station

qì xiàng guān cè zhàn

Meteorological observation station

xià xián yuè

Last quarter moon

tū yuè

Gibbous moon

é méi yuè

Crescent moon

xīn yuè

New moon

shàng xián yuè

First quarter moon

mǎn yuè

Full moon

huǒ shān huī

Volcanic ash

yīn tiān

Cloudy

dì zhóu

Earth's axis

zì zhuàn

Rotation

huì xīng

Comet

xuě

Snow

xuě bēng

Avalanche

wèi xīng

Satellite

qì xiàng wèi xīng

Weather satellite

tài yáng hēi zi

Sunspot

wěi dù

Latitude

wěi xiàn

Parallel (or line of latitude)

dì qiào

Earth's crust

yǔ zhòu

Universe

qì hòu dài

Climate zone

gù qiú fēng

Occluded front

jìng zhǐ fēng

Stationary front

Xen-si-uyt

Celsius

chì dào

Equator

Xoáy

Cyclone

gōng zhuàn

Revolution

cháo zhǎng cháo luò

Rising and falling tides

wù

Fog

qíng

Clear