Chinese word

下雨

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià yǔ

Meaning

  • verbrain

Example

今天会下雨吗？jīn tiān huì xià yǔ ma

Will it rain today?

Illustration for 下雨 (rain)

More examples

外面下雨了。wài miàn xià yǔ le

It is raining outside.

Core concept

Rain moving from the sky down to the ground.

Common phrases

  • 下雨了xià yǔ le

    be raining

  • 会下雨huì xià yǔ

    will rain

  • 下雨的时候xià yǔ de shí hòu

    when it rains

Similar words

下雪xià xuě: Snow falling from the sky and settling on the ground or objects.
刮风guā fēng: Strong wind blowing as a weather condition.
打雷dǎ léi: Thunder sounding in the sky as a weather event.

Definition in Chinese

天空中水滴落到地面的天气现象。tiān kōng zhōng shuǐ dī luò dào dì miàn de tiān qì xiàn xiàng

Word origin

下雨 (xiàyǔ, "rain") combines 下 (xià, "down") with 雨 (yǔ, "rain"), presenting rain as it falls from above.

Usage tips

  • English uses "it" in "it is raining," but Chinese can describe this weather event without an empty subject.

Other meanings

  • be rainingverb

Related words

  • 下雨天xià yǔ tiānrainy daynoun

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