暴雪

bàoxuě
noun

Measure Word

暴雪 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 blizzard
  2. 2 heavy snowstorm

Examples

Qìxiàngtái fābù le bàoxuě huángsè yùjǐng.
The weather bureau issued a yellow blizzard warning.
Bàoxuě dǎozhì gāosù fēngbì.
The blizzard forced the highway to close.
Dōngběi yòu xià bàoxuě le, chūmén xiǎoxīn.
The Northeast is having another blizzard — be careful when going out.

Tips

usage
Official threshold in China: 24-hour snowfall of 10 mm or more (water equivalent). Ranked below 暴雪 (heavy blizzard) and 特大暴雪 (extreme blizzard).

Stroke Order

bào
xuě