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明天天气怎么样
What Will the Weather Be Like Tomorrow · Dialogues · Vocabulary · Grammar
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How to read this page: Line 1 = Chinese characters. Line 2 = pinyin (lined up character-by-character above each word). Line 3 = English meaning of the whole sentence, with the matching key word marked in (parentheses). Words in a pink box are this lesson's key vocabulary. Tap the 🔊 button to hear it read aloud — in the dialogue, speaker A and speaker B are read in two different voices.

📖 Text

Read the story once for the general idea, then go through it again line by line.

 A ：zuó昨tiān天běi北jīng京de的tiān天qì气zěn怎me么yàng样 ？
A: (How) was the (weather) in Beijing yesterday?
 B ：tài太rè热le了 。
B: It was (too) hot.
 A ：míng明tiān天ne呢 ？míng明tiān天tiān天qì气zěn怎me么yàng样 ？
A: What about tomorrow? How will the weather be?
 B ：míng明tiān天tiān天qì气hěn很hǎo好 ，bù不lěng冷bù不rè热 。
B: Tomorrow will be nice — not (cold) or (hot).
 A ：jīn今tiān天huì会xià下yǔ雨ma吗 ？
A: Will it (rain) today?
 B ：jīn今tiān天bú不huì会xià下yǔ雨 。
B: No, it won't rain.
 A ：wáng王xiǎo小jiě姐jīn今tiān天huì会lái来ma吗 ？
A: Will (Miss) Wang (come) today?
 B ：bú不huì会lái来 ，tiān天qì气tài太lěng冷le了 。
B: No, she won't — it's too cold.
 A ：nǐ你shēn身tǐ体zěn怎me么yàng样 ？
A: How are you feeling? ((body))
 B ：wǒ我shēn身tǐ体bù不tài太hǎo好 。tiān天qì气tài太rè热le了 ，bù不ài爱chī吃fàn饭 。
B: Not very well. It's too hot, so I don't (feel like) eating.
 A ：nǐ你duō多chī吃xiē些shuǐ水guǒ果 ，duō多hē喝shuǐ水 。
A: Eat more (fruit) and drink more (water).
 B ：xiè谢xiè谢nǐ你 ，yī医shēng生 。
B: Thank you, doctor.

📋 Key Vocabulary

Each word shows the part of speech, meaning, and an extra example sentence.

天气tiānqìnoun
weather
今天天气很好。
The weather is very nice today.
怎么样zěnmeyàngpron.
how
明天天气怎么样？
How will the weather be tomorrow?
太tàiadv.
too, excessively
太热了。
It's too hot.
热rèadj.
hot
今天很热。
It's very hot today.
冷lěngadj.
cold
今天很冷。
It's very cold today.
下雨xiàyǔverb
to rain
今天会下雨吗？
Will it rain today?
小姐xiǎojiěnoun
miss, young lady
王小姐今天会来吗？
Will Miss Wang come today?
来láiverb
to come
她不会来。
She won't come.
身体shēntǐnoun
body, health
你身体怎么样？
How are you feeling?
爱àiverb
to like, to love
我不爱吃饭。
I don't feel like eating.
些xiēm.
some, a few
多吃些水果。
Eat more fruit.
水果shuǐguǒnoun
fruit
你多吃些水果。
Eat more fruit.
水shuǐnoun
water
多喝水。
Drink more water.

🧩 Grammar Focus

Structures from this story worth practicing.

① 怎么样 — asking about condition
疑问代词 "怎么样"
Subject (+ Topic) + 怎么样?
怎么样 asks how something or someone is doing — its condition, state, or quality.
明天天气怎么样？
Míngtiān tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
How will the weather be tomorrow?
② 太 + Adjective + 了 — "too ___"
程度副词 "太"
太 + Adj + 了 (negative: 不太 + Adj)
太 shows a high degree, usually paired with 了 at the end for emphasis. In the negative, drop 了 — 不太好 means "not very good," not "extremely not good."
太热了。
Tài rè le.
It's too hot.
③ Sentences with a subject-predicate phrase as the predicate
主谓谓语句
Subject + [Subject₂ + Predicate₂]
Sometimes the whole predicate is itself a mini subject-predicate phrase. The inner subject is usually part of, or closely related to, the main subject.
我身体不太好。
Wǒ shēntǐ bú tài hǎo.
I'm not feeling too well. (literally: I, [my] body isn't too good)
④ 会 (2) — predicting what will happen
能愿动词 "会" (2)
Subject + (不)会 + Verb
Besides showing a learned ability (see Lesson 6), 会 can also predict whether something is likely to happen, like the weather. Negative: 不会.
今天不会下雨。
Jīntiān bú huì xià yǔ.
It won't rain today.
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⭐ Key Sentences

Practice saying these sentences out loud. Try covering the English and translating from Chinese yourself.

1
太热了。
Tài rè le.
It's too hot.
2
明天天气很好，不冷不热。
Míngtiān tiānqì hěn hǎo, bù lěng bú rè.
Tomorrow will be nice — not cold or hot.
3
今天不会下雨。
Jīntiān bú huì xià yǔ.
It won't rain today.
4
我身体不太好。
Wǒ shēntǐ bú tài hǎo.
I'm not feeling too well.

✅ Quick Check

Answer in your head, then check with your teacher.

1. How was yesterday's weather in Beijing?
A. Too cold    B. Too hot    C. Just right
2. Will it rain today (dialogue 2)?
A. Yes    B. No    C. Not mentioned
3. Why won't Miss Wang come today?
A. She's busy    B. It's too cold    C. She's sick
4. What does the doctor suggest in dialogue 3?
A. Eat more fruit and drink more water    B. Take medicine    C. Stay in bed
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