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Usages of tiānqì
天气 很 冷， 你 最好 多 穿 一些 衣服。tiānqì hěn lěng, nǐ zuìhǎo duō chuān yìxiē yīfu.
The weather is very cold; you’d better wear some more clothes.
天气 热 的 时候， 她 喜欢 喝 冷 水， 我 喜欢 喝 热 茶。tiānqì rè de shíhou, tā xǐhuan hē lěng shuǐ, wǒ xǐhuan hē rè chá.
When it’s hot, she likes to drink cold water; I like to drink hot tea.
天气 很 热， 我们 多 喝 水 吧。tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen duō hē shuǐ ba.
The weather is hot; let's drink more water.
今天 的 天气 又 冷 又 下雨， 我 只 想 在 客厅 里 休息。jīntiān de tiānqì yòu lěng yòu xiàyǔ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài kètīng lǐ xiūxi.
Today the weather is both cold and rainy; I just want to rest in the living room.
冬天 天气 很 冷， 我们 在 家 喝 热 茶。dōngtiān tiānqì hěn lěng, wǒmen zài jiā hē rè chá.
In winter, when the weather is very cold, we drink hot tea at home.
既然 天气 这么 好， 我们 就 去 公园 走走， 让 心情 更 开心 一点儿。Jìrán tiānqì zhème hǎo, wǒmen jiù qù gōngyuán zǒuzou, ràng xīnqíng gèng kāixīn yìdiǎnr.
Since the weather is so good, let’s go for a walk in the park and make our mood a bit happier.
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