下雨
xiàyǔ
to rain
Characters in this word
雨 yǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 今天下雨了。 Jīntiān xiàyǔ le. It rained today.
- 明天会下雨吗？ Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ma? Will it rain tomorrow?
- 现在在下雨。 Xiànzài zài xiàyǔ. It's raining now.
- 外边下雨了。 Wàibian xiàyǔ le. It has started raining outside.
- 下雨别出去。 Xiàyǔ bié chūqù. Don't go out in the rain.
- 昨天晚上下雨吗？ Zuótiān wǎnshang xiàyǔ ma? Did it rain last night?
- 下雨了，我们回家吧。 Xiàyǔ le, wǒmen huíjiā ba. It's raining; let's go home.
- 这里常常下雨。 Zhèlǐ chángcháng xiàyǔ. It rains here often.
- 北京今天没有下雨。 Běijīng jīntiān méiyǒu xiàyǔ. It hasn't rained in Beijing today.
- 听，外边在下雨。 Tīng, wàibian zài xiàyǔ. Listen — it's raining outside.
Related words
- 楼下 lóu xià downstairs
- 下 xià down, below; to go down; to finish (work or class)
- 下班 xiàbān to finish work
- 下边 xiàbian below, underneath
- 下车 xiàchē to get off (a bus or car)
- 下次 xiàcì next time
- 下课 xiàkè to finish class
- 下午 xiàwǔ afternoon
- 一下儿 yíxiàr a bit, briefly (after a verb)
- 坐下 zuòxia to sit down
- 放下 fàngxia to put down
- 接下来 jiēxiàlái next; after this