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雷电交加

雷電交加
léidiànjiāojiā
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 thunder and lightning both at once
  2. 2 a violent thunderstorm

Examples

那晚雷电交加，风雨大作。
Nà wǎn léidiàn jiāojiā, fēngyǔ dàzuò.
That night thunder and lightning crashed together and a storm blew up.
雷电交加的天气最好留在家里。
Léidiàn jiāojiā de tiānqì zuìhǎo liú zài jiā lǐ.
In a storm of thunder and lightning, it's best to stay indoors.

Tips

grammar
交加 means "alternate / pile on together" and works in many fixed combos: 风雨交加 (wind and rain together), 悲喜交加 (joy and sorrow mingled).

Stroke Order

雷 léi
电 diàn
交 jiāo
加 jiā