梅雨

méiyǔ

noun #48,644

Meanings

1 East Asian rainy season
2 plum rains (late spring to early summer)

Characters

Examples

江南的梅雨季特别潮湿。

Jiāngnán de méiyǔ jì tèbié cháoshī.

The plum rain season in Jiangnan is extremely humid.

梅雨一来，衣服都晒不干。

Méiyǔ yī lái, yīfu dōu shài bù gān.

Once the plum rains arrive, clothes just won't dry.

今年的梅雨比往年长。

Jīnnián de méiyǔ bǐ wǎngnián cháng.

This year's rainy season is longer than usual.

Tips

culture

Named 梅雨 (plum rain) because it falls when plums ripen in June-July along the Yangtze basin. The alternate name 霉雨 (mold rain) captures the other side of it — everything in the house mildews.

Stroke Order

梅 méi

雨 yǔ