How to Say ‘The weather was bad, fewer customers came.’ in Simplified Chinese
天气不好，来的客人少了。
tiān qì bù hǎo lái de kè rén shǎo le
[tiānqì bù hǎo lie de kèrén shǎo le]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often puts cause and result side by side without "because" or "so". The order alone makes the link clear.
Phrase Breakdown
天气不好，
tiān qì bù hǎo
the weather was bad,
This gives the reason. Pause briefly at the comma.
天气不好，我不出去了。
The weather is bad, so I won't go out.
Words in this phrase
天气
tiān qì
[tiānqì]
weather
The state of the sky and temperature; a common small-talk topic.
明天天气怎么样？
What will the weather be like tomorrow?
不
bù
[bù]
not
Used to form the negative of verbs.
他不想参与。
He does not want to participate.
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
good
Something positive or satisfactory.
今天的天气很好。
Today's weather is good.
来的客人少了。
lái de kè rén shǎo le
fewer customers came
This gives the result: the customers who came became fewer.
下雨了，来的客人少了。
It rained, so fewer customers came.
Words in this phrase
来
lái
[lie]
to come
A verb meaning “to come,” often used when asking if someone has come to an event before.
你常来这样的行业活动吗？
Do you often come to these kinds of industry events?
的
de
[de]
the one (nominalizer)
Placed after a word to mean 'the ... one', replacing a noun.
我要大的。
I want the big one.
客人
kè rén
[kèrén]
customer; guest
People who visit a store or home.
店里的客人不多。
There aren't many customers in the store.
少
shǎo
[shǎo]
few; less
Small in number or amount.
今天人很少。
There are few people today.
了
le
[le]
change-of-state particle
Used with 快…了 to show something is about to happen.
火车快来了。
The train is about to arrive.
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