(meteorology) climate · (fig.) climate; prevailing conditions (in human affairs)

qì hòu

q+ì·4th toneh+òu·4th tone

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With a warm and wet climate, Guangzhou has fresh flowers all year round.

因为气候又暖和又湿润，所以广州一年到头都有花。

How's the weather there?

那里的气候怎么样?

London's climate differs from that of Tokyo.

伦敦的气候和东京的不同。

The term 'greenhouse effect' is often used when people talk about global changes of climate nowadays.

人们谈到全球气候变化的时候，常常用到“温室效应”这个词。

That country has a severe climate.

那国家的气候很严峻。

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