雷阵雨

雷陣雨

léizhènyǔ

noun #52,233

Measure Word

一场雷阵雨 chǎng

Meanings

1 thunderstorm
2 thundershower

Characters

Examples

今天下午有雷阵雨。

Jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu léizhènyǔ.

There will be a thunderstorm this afternoon.

雷阵雨来得快，去得也快。

Léizhènyǔ lái de kuài, qù de yě kuài.

Thundershowers come fast and leave fast.

夏天经常有雷阵雨。

Xiàtiān jīngcháng yǒu léizhènyǔ.

Thunderstorms happen often in summer.

Tips

memory

Literally 'thunder-array-rain' — 阵 (zhèn) here means a short burst, so a 雷阵雨 is a brief burst of thunder and rain rather than a long storm.

Stroke Order

雷 léi

阵 zhèn

雨 yǔ