骤雨

驟雨

zhòuyǔ

noun #38,313

Meanings

1 sudden shower
2 downpour

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

午后忽然下了一阵骤雨。

Wǔhòu hūrán xià le yízhèn zhòuyǔ.

A sudden shower fell in the afternoon.

HSK 7-9

一场骤雨过后，空气格外清新，天边还挂着一道彩虹。

Yì chǎng zhòuyǔ guòhòu, kōngqì géwài qīngxīn, tiānbiān hái guà zhe yí dào cǎihóng.

After the sudden downpour the air was especially fresh, and a rainbow hung on the horizon.

Tips

usage

Literary; everyday speech says 阵雨 'shower' or 暴雨 'rainstorm'. The idiom 暴风骤雨 'violent wind and sudden rain' covers storms and violent upheavals alike.

memory

骤 carries 马 'horse': a horse breaking into a sudden gallop, like rain that comes on all at once.

Stroke Order

骤 zhòu

雨 yǔ