降水

jiàngshuǐ

noun HSK 5 #32,930

Meanings

1 precipitation (rain and snow)
2 rainfall

Characters

to fall, to descend

Examples

HSK 5

未来三天全国多地有强降水。

Wèilái sān tiān quánguó duō dì yǒu qiáng jiàngshuǐ.

Heavy precipitation is expected across many parts of the country in the next three days.

HSK 7-9

这个地区年均降水量很低。

Zhège dìqū niánjūn jiàngshuǐliàng hěn dī.

Annual precipitation in this region is very low.

Tips

usage

降水 is the meteorological cover term for any water falling from the sky. 降雨 specifically means rain; 降雪 means snow. The quantity is 降水量 (precipitation amount).

Stroke Order

降 jiàng

水 shuǐ