雨点

雨點
yǔdiǎn
noun #26,148

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 raindrop
  2. 2 drop of rain

Examples

Dà yǔdiǎn dǎ zài chuāng bōli shàng, fāchū pāpā de shēngxiǎng.
Large raindrops hit the window glass with a pattering sound.
Yǔdiǎn yuè lái yuè mì, dàyǔ jíjiāng láilín.
The raindrops are falling faster and faster; a heavy rain is about to arrive.

Tips

usage
雨点 refers to individual drops of rain. Compare with 雨水 (yǔshuǐ, rainwater) which refers to rain as a substance, and (yǔ) which refers to rain in general. The idiom 雷声雨点 (loud thunder, tiny raindrops) means all talk and no action.

Stroke Order

diǎn