风和日丽 fēng hé rì lì
a fine, sunny day with a gentle breeze
Literally: wind gentle sun beautiful
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Origin
Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in Song dynasty poetry and Qing fiction.
How to use it
Predicate or attributive describing weather; positive. Often 风和日丽的日子.
Example sentences
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- 今天风和日丽,我们去公园野餐吧。Jīntiān fēng hé rì lì, wǒmen qù gōngyuán yěcān ba.It's a lovely sunny day; let's go for a picnic in the park.today wind gentle sun beautiful, we go park picnic (particle)
- 在一个风和日丽的早上,他们出发去旅行。Zài yī gè fēng hé rì lì de zǎoshang, tāmen chūfā qù lǚxíng.On a fine, breezy morning they set off on their trip.at one (measure) wind gentle sun beautiful (particle) morning, they set-off go travel
More chengyu about nature & weather
- 鸟语花香niǎo yǔ huā xiāngbirdsong and fragrant flowers; a lovely spring scene
- 春暖花开chūn nuǎn huā kāiwarm spring days when the flowers bloom
- 山清水秀shān qīng shuǐ xiùbeautiful scenery of green hills and clear waters
- 秋高气爽qiū gāo qì shuǎngclear, crisp autumn weather
- 倾盆大雨qīng pén dà yǔa downpour; raining cats and dogs
- 天寒地冻tiān hán dì dòngbitterly cold weather; freezing
- 万里无云wàn lǐ wú yúna cloudless sky
- 冰天雪地bīng tiān xuě dìa world of ice and snow; bitterly cold landscape