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下雨 xiàyǔ

下雨 xiàyǔ Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 2 English Translations of the word 下雨 xiàyǔ .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
xiàyǔ | xia4 yu3
English translation
to rain
rainy

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About 下雨 xiàyǔ

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HSK level

1

Traditional form

下雨 xiàyǔ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí
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Etymology of 下雨 xiàyǔ

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下 xià

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot below a longer line, indicating "down". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from 二 èr (two).

Positional decomposition

⿱一卜

Number of Strokes

3
雨 yǔ

Type

pictographic

Explanation

Pictograph of rain falling from a cloud.

Positional decomposition

⿻帀 zā ？

Number of Strokes

8

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Example sentences using 下雨 xiàyǔ

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在 zài 下 xià 雨 yǔ 之前 zhī qián ,黑 Hēi 云 yún 使 shǐ 天空 tiānkōng 变得 biàn de 黑暗 hēi àn 了 le .

Thick clouds darkened the sky before the rain fell.

天上 tiān shàng 有 yǒu 这么 zhè me 多 duō 的 de 灰 huī 云 yún ,我 wǒ 看 kān 今天 jīntiān 要 yāo 下 xià 雨 yǔ .

There are so many grey clouds I think it will rain today.

瞧 qiáo ! 这天 zhè tiān 多半 duō bàn 要 yāo 下 xià 雨 yǔ .

Look at the sky . It's most likely going to rain.

量 liáng 人为 rénwéi 出 chū ,天晴防备 fáng bèi 下雨天.

Live within your means and save for a rainy day.

下 xià 雨 yǔ 前 qián , 天空 tiānkōng 有 yǒu 一 yī 团 tuán 云 yún .

Before the rain, the sky was a mass of clouds.

下雨 xiàyǔ Decomposition

See the 2 Chinese characters that make up 下雨 xiàyǔ and their own compounds.

下雨 xiàyǔ Compounds

See all 195 Chinese words that contain the characters that make up the word 下雨 xiàyǔ in their composition.

  • 下 xià
    • 吓 hè , 虾 xiā , 忑 tè , 乤 xx , 峠 xx , 閇 bì , 圷, 垰, 挊 nòng , 桛, 梺, 疜, 芐, 裃, 雫, 鞐, 颪
  • 雨 yǔ
    • 需 xū
      • 懦 nuò , 儒 rú , 蠕 rú , 孺 rú , 濡 rú , 糯 nuò , 嚅 rú , 壖 ruán , 嬬 xū , 擩 rǔ , 曘 rú , 獳 nòu , 瓀 ruǎn , 礝 ruǎn , 繻, 臑 nào , 薷 rú , 襦 rú , 轜 ér , 醹 rú , 鑐 xū , 颥 rú , 嶿, 檽, 燸, 穤, 羺, 譳, 隭, 顬 rú , 鱬
    • 雷 Léi
      • 蕾 lěi , 擂 léi , 镭 léi , 檑 léi , 礌 lèi , 癗, 鐳, 靐 bìng , 鱩
    • 露 Lù
      • 虂
    • 雪 Xuě
      • 鳕 xuě , 鱈 xuě , 樰, 膤, 艝, 轌
    • 霍 Huò
      • 嚯 huò , 藿 huò , 攉 huō , 臛 huò , 鸖 hè , 曤, 瀖, 癨, 皬, 矐, 礭, 籗
    • 零 líng
      • 澪, 蕶 líng , 燯
    • 霸 bà
    • 霜 shuāng
      • 孀 shuāng , 礵 shuāng , 骦 shuāng , 灀, 驦 shuāng
    • 霖 lín
      • 瀮
    • 雩 yú
      • 樗 chū , 嫮 hù , 摴 shū , 嶀, 謣
    • 霝 líng
      • 酃 líng , 孁, 龗
    • 屚
      • 漏 lòu , 瘺 lòu
    • 雲 yún
      • 曇 tán
        • 壜 tán
      • 澐 yún , 霒 yīn , 墵 tán , 橒, 繧, 蕓 yún , 霕, 霴, 霼, 靅, 靆, 靉
    • 靃
      • 籱
    • 靈 líng
      • 欞 líng , 爧
    • 震 zhèn , 霉 méi , 雾 wù , 霹 pī , 雳 lì , 霄 xiāo , 霓 ní , 霆 tíng , 霰 sǎn , 霞 xiá , 雹 báo , 霾 mái , 雯 wén , 霎 shà , 霧 wù , 霭 ǎi , 靂 lì , 雰 fēn , 雱 páng , 霁 jì , 霂 mù , 霅 zhà , 霈 pèi , 霊 líng , 霏 fēi , 霙 yīng , 霛 líng , 霡 mài , 霢 mài , 霣 yǔn , 霤 liù , 霨 wèi , 霩 kuò , 霪 yín , 霫 xí , 霮 dàn , 霺 wēi , 靁 léi , 雫, 雬, 雭, 雮, 雴, 雵, 雸, 雺, 電 diàn , 雼, 雽, 雿
    • 霃, 霋, 霌, 霐, 霑 zhān , 霔, 霗, 霘, 霚, 霟, 霠, 霥, 霦, 霬, 霯, 霱, 霳, 霵, 霶, 霷, 霻, 霽 jì , 霿, 靀, 靄, 靇, 靊, 靋, 靌, 靍, 靎, 靏
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