下雨 (xiàyǔ): to rain

Meanings

1 to rain

Characters

下

Literally 'rain falls down' - the most natural way to say 'to rain.'

Examples

HSK 1

今天下雨了。

Jīntiān xiàyǔ le.

It rained today.

HSK 1

明天会下雨吗？

Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ma?

Will it rain tomorrow?

HSK 3

外面在下雨。

Wàimiàn zài xiàyǔ.

It's raining outside.

Tips

grammar

下 is used with many weather phenomena: 下雪 (to snow), 下冰雹 (to hail). The pattern is 下 + precipitation.

Stroke Order

下 xià

雨 yǔ

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下次 xiàcì HSK 1 #1,275

next time

下午 xiàwǔ HSK 1 #1,026

afternoon / p.m.

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down / below / under / next / to go down

下车 xiàchē HSK 1 #6,397

to get off (a bus, train, car, etc.)

楼下 lóuxià HSK 1 #2,752

downstairs

坐下 zuòxia HSK 1 #1,080

to sit down

下课 xiàkè HSK 1 #10,477

to finish class / class is dismissed

下雨天 xiàyǔtiān #18,565

rainy day