雷电交加

雷電交加

léidiàn-jiāojiā

idiom

Meanings

HSK 2

雷电交加的天气最好留在家里。

Léidiàn-jiāojiā de tiānqì zuìhǎo liú zài jiālǐ.

In a storm of thunder and lightning, it's best to stay indoors.

HSK 7-9

那晚雷电交加，风雨大作。

Nà wǎn léidiàn-jiāojiā, fēngyǔ dàzuò.

That night thunder and lightning crashed together and a storm blew up.

grammar

交加 means "alternate / pile on together" and works in many fixed combos: 风雨交加 (wind and rain together), 悲喜交加 (joy and sorrow mingled).

雷 léi

电 diàn

交 jiāo

加 jiā