Chinese word

下雪

Pronunciation

Pinyinxià xuě

Meaning

  • verbsnow

Example

明天可能会在北方下雪。míng tiān kě néng huì zài běi fāng xià xuě

It may snow in the north tomorrow.

Illustration for 下雪 (snow)

More examples

山上突然下雪，温度很低。shān shàng tū rán xià xuě wēn dù hěn dī

It suddenly snowed on the mountain, and the temperature was very low.

Core concept

Frozen water crystals moving downward through the air to the ground.

Common phrases

  • 正在下雪zhèng zài xià xuě

    be snowing

  • 开始下雪kāi shǐ xià xuě

    start snowing

  • 可能会下雪kě néng huì xià xuě

    may snow

Similar words

下雨xià yǔ: Rain falls from the sky to the ground.
刮风guā fēng: Strong wind blows.

Definition in Chinese

下雪 表示天空中雪花或冰晶落下到地面的现象或这一动作。xià xuě biǎo shì tiān kōng zhōng xuě huā huò bīng jīng luò xià dào dì miàn de xiàn xiàng huò zhè yí dòng zuò

Word origin

下 (xià, "down") + 雪 (xuě, "snow") forms a direct picture of snow coming down.

Usage tips

  • English often says "it is snowing," while Chinese uses this weather verb directly without an extra word for "it."

Opposites

Related words

  • 下雪天xià xuě tiānsnowy daynoun

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