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梅雨

méiyǔ
noun #48,644

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 4
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.
HSK 4
梅雨一来，衣服都晒不干。
Méiyǔ yìlái, yīfu dōu shài bù gān.
Once the plum rains arrive, clothes just won't dry.
HSK 6
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