Meaning of 多云
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (meteorology) cloudy
How to use 多云
多云 is the standard word in weather forecasts for a cloudy day, and it often appears alongside 晴 (qíng, sunny) and 阴 (yīn, overcast). It usually comes right after a time word or works as the predicate. Example: 明天多云。(Míngtiān duōyún.) Tomorrow will be cloudy.
多 (duō) means "many" and 云 (yún) means "cloud," so 多云 is literally "many clouds." Picture a sky so full of clouds that you can count them like the two stacked 夕 shapes in 多.
Common mistake: Learners often use 多云 for a gray, fully overcast sky, but that is 阴天 (yīntiān). 多云 means there are many clouds with some sun still showing. Also, do not add 很 (hěn) as in 很多云 when you mean the weather word, because 很多云 just means "a lot of clouds."
多云 in example sentences
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多 duō · many · 6 strokes
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云 yún · cloud · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 多云.
| 多少 | duōshao | number; amount; somewhat |
| 多久 | duōjiǔ | (of time) how long?; (not) a long time |
| 差不多 | chàbuduō | almost; nearly |
| 许多 | xǔduō | many; a lot of |
| 好多 | hǎoduō | many; quite a lot |
| 多么 | duōme | how (wonderful etc); what (a great idea etc) |
| 大多数 | dàduōshù | (great) majority |
| 多数 | duōshù | majority; most |
| 多年 | duō nián | many years; for many years |
| 多次 | duō cì | many times; repeatedly |
| 大多 | dàduō | for the most part; many |
| 多种 | duō zhǒng | many kinds of; multiple; diverse; multi- |
Questions about 多云
What does 多云 mean?
多云 (duōyún) means "(meteorology) cloudy" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 多云?
多云 is made of 2 characters: 多 (6 strokes), 云 (4 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.
Is 多云 an HSK word?
Yes. 多云 is on the HSK 2 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 多云 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 多云 is written 多雲.
What does 多云转晴 mean in a weather forecast?
转 (zhuǎn) means "turning into," so 多云转晴 (duōyún zhuǎn qíng) means cloudy, then clearing up to sunny. Forecasts use this pattern often, such as 晴转多云 for sunny turning cloudy.
How do I say "It is cloudy today" without sounding unnatural?
Say 今天多云 (jīntiān duōyún). You do not need 是 (shì) or 很 (hěn). You can also say 今天是多云天气 (jīntiān shì duōyún tiānqì), which sounds a bit more formal.