How to say “cloudy” in Chinese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
多云。
🔊 Duō yún
Literally: “Many clouds.”
💡 Weather forecast shorthand
今天天空阴沉沉的。
🔊 Jīn tiān tiān kōng yīn chén chén de
Literally: “Today the sky is gloomy.”
💡 阴沉沉 = gloomy/dark, reduplication adds emphasis
乌云密布，感觉快下雨了。
🔊 Wū yún mì bù, gǎn juě kuài xià yǔ le
Literally: “Dark clouds densely covering, feels like rain is coming.”
💡 乌云密布 = classic idiom for ominous clouds
About these Chinese phrases
These Chinese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing cloudy conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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