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瓢泼而下

瓢潑而下
piáopō'érxià
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 (of rain) to pour down in torrents
  2. 2 to fall heavily (like water poured from a ladle)

Examples

HSK 6
突然乌云密布，大雨瓢泼而下。
Tūrán wūyúnmìbù, dàyǔ piáopō'érxià.
Suddenly dark clouds gathered and the rain poured down in torrents.
HSK 7-9
我们刚到山顶，雨就瓢泼而下了。
Wǒmen gāng dào shāndǐng, yǔ jiù piáopō'érxià le.
We had just reached the peak when the rain came down in buckets.

Tips

memory
Picture someone tipping a 瓢 (gourd ladle) of water down on you. 瓢泼大雨 is a closely related fixed phrase meaning the same thing.

Stroke Order

瓢 piáo
泼 pō
而 ér
下 xià