雷鸣

雷鳴

léimíng

noun #12,233

Meanings

1 thunder
2 thunderous rumbling

Characters

to sound; to cry (of birds)

Examples

观众爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。

Guānzhòng bàofā chū léimíng bān de zhǎngshēng.

The audience burst into thunderous applause.

远处传来雷鸣声。

Yuǎnchù chuánlái léimíng shēng.

The sound of thunder came from the distance.

Tips

usage

Most commonly appears in the phrase 雷鸣般的掌声 (thunderous applause). As a standalone word, 打雷 (dǎléi) is more common for actual thunder.

Stroke Order

雷 léi

鸣 míng