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下雨

/ xiàyǔ / 
Strokes

Definition

to rain

Example

As a Verb

rain

1
Zúqiúsài
足球赛
yīn
因
xiàyǔ
下雨
ér
而
qǔxiāo
取消
le
了
  
。

The football match was rained off/out.

2
Yùbào
预报
míngtiān
明天
xiàyǔ
下雨
  
。

Rain is forecast for tomorrow.

3
Xià
下
le
了
yī
一
wǎnshang
晚上
de
的
  
(
dà
大
  
)
yǔ
雨
  
。

Rain fell (heavily) all night.

4
Wàimiàn
外面
xiàyǔ
下雨
  
,
kuài
快
jìnlái
进来
  
。

Come inside out of the rain.

5
Xià
下
dàyǔ
大雨
  
。

It is raining hard/heavily. / It is raining cats and dogs. / It's pouring.

6
Tiān
天
yào
要
xiàyǔ
下雨
  
,
niáng
娘
yào
要
gǎijià
改嫁
  
。

If Heaven wishes it to rain or your mother to remarry, there is no way to stop them. / If it threatens to rain and your mother wishes to remarry, so be it. / There is no use worrying about an inevitable occurence.

7
Kàn
看
qǐlai
起来
yào
要
xiàyǔ
下雨
  
。

It looks like rain.

8
Bùguǎn
不管
tiānqíng
天晴
xiàyǔ
下雨
yīdìng
一定
yào
要
lái
来
  
。

Come rain or shine.

9
Xiàyǔtiān
下雨天

rainy day

10
Xiàyǔliáng
下雨量

rainfall