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温差

Word · NounTraditional溫差

temperature difference; diurnal range

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noun

difference in temperature; temperature range; thermal variation

Commonly used in meteorology, climate discussions, and daily weather reports. Often refers to the diurnal temperature range (day-night variation).

Xīn新
jiāng疆
dì地
qū区
rì日
zhào照
cháng长
 ,
wēn温
chā差
dà大
 。

Xinjiang has long sunshine hours and a large temperature difference between day and night.

Shā沙
mò漠
dì地
qū区
de的
zhòu昼
yè夜
wēn温
chā差
hěn很
dà大
 。

Desert areas have very large day-night temperature variations.

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Qiū秋
tiān天
de的
shí时
hou候
 ,
zǎo早
wǎn晚
wēn温
chā差
dà大
 ,
yào要
zhù注
yì意
bǎo保
nuǎn暖
 。

In autumn, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, so you need to keep warm.

Yán沿
hǎi海
dì地
qū区
yóu由
yú于
hǎi海
yáng洋
tiáo调
jié节
 ,
wēn温
chā差
bǐ比
jiào较
xiǎo小
 。

Coastal areas have smaller temperature differences due to the moderating effect of the ocean.