How to say “partly cloudy” in Chinese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
多云。
🔊 Duō yún
Literally: “Many clouds.”
💡 Forecast shorthand
今天多云，偶尔有阳光。
🔊 Jīn tiān duō yún, ǒu ěr yǒu yáng guāng
Literally: “Today cloudy, occasionally has sunshine.”
💡 偶尔 = occasionally
今天时晴时阴，太阳跟云在捉迷藏。
🔊 Jīn tiān shí qíng shí yīn, tài yáng gēn yún zài zhuō mí cáng
Literally: “Today sometimes sunny sometimes cloudy, the sun is playing hide-and-seek with the clouds.”
💡 时晴时阴 = alternately sunny and cloudy; 捉迷藏 = hide-and-seek, playful
About these Chinese phrases
These Chinese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing partly 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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