降雪

jiàngxuě

verb #33,812

Meanings

1 to snow
2 snowfall

Characters

to descend, fall

Examples

今晚北方将有大范围降雪。

Jīnwǎn běifāng jiāng yǒu dà fànwéi jiàngxuě.

There will be widespread snowfall in the north tonight.

降雪量超过了往年同期。

Jiàngxuě liàng chāoguò le wǎngnián tóngqī.

Snowfall exceeded the same period in previous years.

Tips

usage

More formal than 下雪. Common in weather forecasts and news; you'll hear 下雪 in conversation but see 降雪 on screen.

Stroke Order

降 jiàng

雪 xuě