大雨滂沱

dàyǔpāngtuó

idiom

Meanings

Zuóyè dàyǔ pāngtuó, jiēdào bèi yān le.

It poured last night and the streets were flooded.

Dàyǔ pāngtuó zhōng, tā jiānchí pǎowánle mǎlāsōng.

In the pouring rain, he still finished the marathon.

Tiānkōng tūrán wūyún mìbù, suíjí dàyǔ pāngtuó.

Dark clouds suddenly gathered, and a downpour followed.

memory

滂沱 (pāngtuó) on its own already means torrential — 大雨滂沱 stacks 大雨 on top for emphasis, almost like saying 'big pouring rain.'

大 dà

雨 yǔ

滂 pāng

沱 tuó