# 气候 (qìhòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 气候 (qìhòu) means “climate”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: climate
- Pinyin: qìhòu (qi4 hou4)
- Traditional: 氣候
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3
- HSK 2.0 · Level 4

## Examples

- 南方的气候温暖而湿润。
  Nánfāng de qìhòu wēnnuǎn ér shīrùn.
  The climate in the south is warm and humid.

## Characters

- [气](https://hanziro.com/word/qi-air/) (qì): air; gas
- 候 (hòu): to wait; to inquire after

https://hanziro.com/word/qi-hou-climate/

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