It’s 35°C outside, and your brain is melting... so let’s cool down with a light and funny Mandarin episode all about summer weather small talk 😎☀️
In this episode, we’ll learn how to say things like “It’s boiling!”, “I’m melting!”, and “The air feels like plastic wrap.” You’ll hear daily expressions, fun vocab, and some truly relatable Chinese phrases to describe a hot summer day — all in Mandarin, great for HSK3–5 learners.
Grab your iced drink, sit by the fan, and let’s enjoy a chill 25-minute Mandarin break together! 🍉🧊
📍Key Vocabulary: summer heat expressions you won’t find in your textbook!
1. 热成狗了
rè chéng gǒu le
“So hot I feel like a dog.”
📌 意思：形容非常非常热，已经到了崩溃、想躺下不动的状态。这个说法带点搞笑和夸张的语气。
📎 例句：
今天真的热成狗，我一点工作的心情都没有。
Jīntiān zhēn de rè chéng gǒu, wǒ yìdiǎn gōngzuò de xīnqíng dōu méiyǒu.
It’s so hot today, I don’t even feel like working.
2. 热得像在蒸桑拿
rè de xiàng zài zhēng sāngná
“So hot it feels like I’m in a sauna.”
📌 意思：形容空气又湿又热，就像在桑拿房里一样。
📎 例句：
出门走了五分钟，感觉自己被塞进了蒸包子的大锅里。
Chūmén zǒu le wǔ fēnzhōng, gǎnjué zìjǐ bèi sāi jìn le zhēng bāozi de dà guō lǐ.
I walked outside for five minutes and felt like I’d been stuffed into a giant steamer full of dumplings.
3. 太阳太毒了
tàiyáng tài dú le
“The sun is vicious.”
📌 意思：不是说太阳有毒，而是说阳光非常强烈、刺眼甚至让人不舒服。带点夸张感。
📎 例句：
就像老天爷在用激光笔对着你脑门儿猛照。
Jiù xiàng lǎotiānyé zài yòng jīguāng bǐ duìzhe nǐ nǎoménr měng zhào.
It’s like the heavens are shining a laser pointer straight at your forehead.
📎 日常句子：
我今天真的不想出门，太阳太毒了。
Wǒ jīntiān zhēn de bù xiǎng chūmén, tàiyáng tài dú le.
I really don’t want to go out today — the sun is brutal.
4. 流汗流到脚踝
liú hàn liú dào jiǎohuái
“Sweating all the way down to the ankles.”
📌 意思：形容全身都在流汗，从头到脚，非常真实的夏日体验。
📎 例句：
我走了一段路，汗直接从后背流到鞋子里。
Wǒ zǒu le yí duàn lù, hàn zhíjiē cóng hòubèi liú dào xiézi lǐ.
I walked a bit, and sweat literally ran from my back into my shoes.
📎 文化补充：这个说法很生动，也很“有画面感”，在口语中很常见。
5. 空气像保鲜膜一样裹着我
kōngqì xiàng bǎoxiānmó yíyàng guǒzhe wǒ
“The air feels like cling film wrapping around me.”
📌 意思：空气非常湿热、粘人，让人觉得喘不过气。带点夸张和形象感。
📎 例句：
不是我想装文艺，是我真的感觉自己被糊住了。
Bù shì wǒ xiǎng zhuāng wényì, shì wǒ zhēn de gǎnjué zìjǐ bèi hú zhù le.
It’s not that I want to sound poetic — I really feel like I’m stuck inside something sticky.
🧊句子练习句 (with Pinyin + English)