细雨

斜风细雨不须归 xiéfēngxìyǔbùxūguī

slanting wind and drizzle — no need to go home yet / Zhang Zhihe's fisherman's line — the rain is so gentle the angler doesn't bother heading back

和风细雨 héfēngxìyǔ

gentle breeze and fine rain / mild and gentle (of methods or criticism)

山色空蒙雨亦奇 shānsèkōngméngyǔyìqí

the hues of the hills are misty and empty — the rain too is marvelous / (fig.) West Lake's rain-shrouded beauty is as fine as the sunny version / (lit.) mountain-color empty-misty, rain also marvelous

细 xì HSK 4 #5,129

thin; slender; fine / delicate; detailed; careful

小楼一夜听春雨 xiǎolóuyīyètīngchūnyǔ

in the little chamber, all night long, I listened to the spring rain / (fig.) an image of delicate sleepless reverie; the poet alone with the sound of rain / (lit.) small tower one night listen spring rain

下雨 xiàyǔ HSK 1 #6,507

to rain

黄梅时节家家雨 huángméishíjiéjiājiāyǔ

during plum-rain season, every house sees rain / sets a scene of endless drizzle and waiting — poetic opener about the Jiangnan monsoon

天街小雨润如酥 tiānjiēxiǎoyǔrùnrúsū

the fine rain on the capital's avenues is moistening like butter / a light spring drizzle in the imperial city, smooth as soft cream

雨 yǔ HSK 1 #1,968

rain

小雨 xiǎoyǔ #29,198

light rain / drizzle