How to Say ‘The weather was bad’ in Simplified Chinese
天气不好
tiān qì bù hǎo
[tiānqì bù hǎo]
💬 Usage Tip: No 是 is needed before an adjective. 不好 is the whole predicate, as in 生意不好 "business is bad".
Phrase Breakdown
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.
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