How to say “rainbow” in Chinese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
彩虹！
🔊 Cǎi hóng!
Literally: “Colorful rainbow!”
💡 Single word exclamation
快看，天上有彩虹！好漂亮！
🔊 Kuài kàn, tiān shàng yǒu cǎi hóng! Hǎo piào liang!
Literally: “Quick look, sky has rainbow! So beautiful!”
💡 好漂亮 = so beautiful, natural exclamation
天边挂着一道美丽的彩虹，赶快拍下来！
🔊 Tiān biān guà zhe yī dào měi lì de cǎi hóng, gǎn kuài pāi xià lai!
Literally: “A beautiful rainbow hangs at the edge of the sky, quickly capture it!”
💡 天边 = horizon/edge of sky; 一道 = classifier for rainbow; 拍下来 = capture a photo
About these Chinese phrases
These Chinese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing rainbow 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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