大雪

dàxuě

noun #16,947

Meanings

1 heavy snow
2 blizzard
3 Daxue (Major Snow, 21st solar term)

Characters

Big snow — heavy snowfall. Also the name of the 21st solar term (around December 7-21).

Examples

昨天下了一场大雪。

Zuótiān xià le yī chǎng dàxuě.

There was a heavy snowfall yesterday.

大雪过后，到处一片白色。

Dàxuě guòhòu, dàochù yīpiàn báisè.

After the heavy snow, everything was white.

Tips

culture

大雪 (Dàxuě) is also one of the 24 solar terms (二十四节气), falling around December 7th. It signals the period when heavy snowfall begins in northern China.

Stroke Order

大 dà

雪 xuě