How to say “heat wave” in Chinese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
现在是高温天气。
🔊 Xiàn zài shì gāo wēn tiān qì
Literally: “Now is high-temperature weather.”
💡 高温 (gāowēn) = high temperature. Chinese weather uses this classification for 35°C+ days.
连着好几天高温了，出门记得防晒，多喝水。
🔊 Lián zhe hǎo jǐ tiān gāo wēn le, chū mén jì de fáng shài, duō hē shuǐ
Literally: “High temperature for several days in a row, remember sun protection going out, drink more water.”
💡 防晒 = sun protection; 多喝水 = drink more water. Practical Chinese heat advice.
骄阳似火，出门跟进烤炉一样，晚上也热得睡不着。
🔊 Jiāo yáng sì huǒ, chū mén gēn jìn kǎo lú yī yàng, wǎn shang yě rè de shuì bù zháo
Literally: “Blazing sun like fire, going out is like entering an oven, even at night too hot to sleep.”
💡 骄阳似火 = blazing sun like fire (classic idiom); 烤炉 = oven; 睡不着 = can't fall asleep. The complete heat wave experience — day AND night suffering.
About these Chinese phrases
These Chinese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing heat wave 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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