中央气象台

中央氣象臺

Zhōngyāng Qìxiàngtái

proper noun

Meanings

1 National Meteorological Center of China, which issues the national weather forecasts and warnings

Characters

middle; central

appearance (气象, weather)

station; observatory

Examples

HSK 5

根据中央气象台的预报，明天北方大部分地区会降温。

Gēnjù Zhōngyāng Qìxiàngtái de yùbào, míngtiān běifāng dàbùfen dìqū huì jiàngwēn.

According to the National Meteorological Center's forecast, temperatures will drop across most of the north tomorrow.

HSK 7-9

中央气象台发布了暴雨预警。

Zhōngyāng Qìxiàngtái fābù le bàoyǔ yùjǐng.

The National Meteorological Center has issued a rainstorm warning.

Tips

usage

It is part of the 中国气象局 (China Meteorological Administration), and its forecasts are the ones read on CCTV's evening weather report. A 气象台 analyses data and issues forecasts, while a 气象站 only measures the weather.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

央 yāng

气 qì

象 xiàng

台 tái