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下雪

xiàxuě
verb HSK 2 #8,266

Meanings

  1. 1 to snow

Examples

外面下雪了！
Wàimiàn xià xuě le!
It is snowing outside!
北京冬天经常下雪。
Běijīng dōngtiān jīngcháng xià xuě.
It often snows in Beijing in winter.
昨天下了一天的雪。
Zuótiān xià le yì tiān de xuě.
It snowed all day yesterday.

Tips

grammar
下 is used for weather falling from the sky: 下雨 (rain), 下雪 (snow), 下冰雹 (hail).
culture
瑞雪兆丰年 (ruìxuě zhào fēngnián) — "Timely snow promises a good harvest" is a well-known Chinese saying.

Stroke Order

下 xià
雪 xuě