下雨

xiàyǔ

verb HSK 1 #6,507

Meanings

1 to rain

Characters

Literally 'rain falls down' - the most natural way to say 'to rain.'

Examples

HSK 1

今天下雨了。

Jīntiān xiàyǔ le.

It rained today.

HSK 1

明天会下雨吗？

Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ma?

Will it rain tomorrow?

HSK 2

外面在下雨。

Wàimiàn zài xiàyǔ.

It's raining outside.

Tips

grammar

下 is used with many weather phenomena: 下雪 (to snow), 下冰雹 (to hail). The pattern is 下 + precipitation.

Stroke Order

下 xià

雨 yǔ