雷鸣

雷鳴

léimíng

noun #12,233

Meanings

1 thunder
2 thunderous rumbling

Characters

to sound; to cry (of birds)

Examples

HSK 5

远处传来雷鸣声。

Yuǎnchù chuánlái léimíng shēng.

The sound of thunder came from the distance.

HSK 6

观众爆发出雷鸣般的掌声。

Guānzhòng bàofā chū léimíng bān de zhǎngshēng.

The audience burst into thunderous applause.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

雷 léi

鸣 míng