大雾

大霧
dàwù
noun #31,963

Measure Word

大雾 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 thick fog
  2. 2 heavy fog
  3. 3 dense mist

Examples

Jīntiān zǎoshang yǒu dàwù.
There's thick fog this morning.
Yīnwèi dàwù, hángbān quánbù yánwù.
Due to heavy fog, all flights are delayed.

Tips

usage
Standard weather-report term. China's meteorological warnings classify fog by thickness: 大雾 (heavy fog, visibility < 500 m) and 浓雾 (nóngwù, dense fog, visibility < 200 m). Often confused with the air-quality term 雾霾 (wùmái, smog) — 大雾 is natural moisture; 雾霾 is pollution-laden.

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