下雨
xià yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

下雨
 - 
xià yǔ
  1. to rain

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

一下
yī xià
  1. 1 (used after a verb) give it a go
  2. 2 to do (sth for a bit to give it a try)
  3. 3 one time
  4. 4 once
  5. 5 in a while
  6. 6 all of a sudden
  7. 7 all at once
下
xià
  1. 1 down
  2. 2 downwards
  3. 3 below
  4. 4 lower
  5. 5 later
  6. 6 next (week etc)
  7. 7 second (of two parts)
  8. 8 to decline
  9. 9 to go down
  10. 10 to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
  11. 11 measure word to show the frequency of an action
下午
xià wǔ
  1. 1 afternoon
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 p.m.
下载
xià zǎi
  1. 1 to download
  2. 2 also pr. [xià zài]
天下
tiān xià
  1. 1 land under heaven
  2. 2 the whole world
  3. 3 the whole of China
  4. 4 realm
  5. 5 rule

Idioms (20)

一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
三下两下
sān xià liǎng xià
  1. 1 quickly and effortlessly (idiom)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策，下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)

Sample Sentences

明天十之八九会下雨。
míngtiān shízhībājiǔ huì xiàyǔ 。
It's likely to rain tomorrow.
Go to Lesson 
昨天有没有下雨？
zuótiān yǒumeiyǒu xiàyǔ ？
Did it rain yesterday?
Go to Lesson 
是啊！不过不要开心得太早，由于连日下雨，环境恶劣，暂时还不能将他们安全带出。
shì ā ！bùguò bùyào kāixīn de tài zǎo ，yóuyú liánrì xiàyǔ ，huánjìng èliè ，zànshí hái bùnéng jiāng tāmen ānquán dàichū 。
Certainly! However we should be cautious about being happy too early because due to persistent heavy rain and treacherous conditions, the rescue team cannot lead them to safety yet.
Go to Lesson 
还在下雨吗？
hái zài xiàyǔ ma ？
Is it still raining?
Go to Lesson 
下雨了吗？哦，我给一个朋友打电话。
xiàyǔ le ma ？ò ，wǒ gěi yī ge péngyou dǎdiànhuà 。
Is it raining? Oh…Let me give a friend a phone call.
Go to Lesson 
下雨天要上课。
xiàyǔtiān yào shàngkè 。
There’s class even on rainy days.
Go to Lesson 
我觉得下雨天很浪漫。
wǒ juéde xiàyǔtiān hěn làngmàn 。
I find rainy days romantic.
Go to Lesson 
我一出门，就下雨了。
wǒ yī chūmén ，jiù xiàyǔ le 。
As soon as I go out, it starts to rain.
Go to Lesson 
气象局表示下周会下雨。
qìxiàngjú biǎoshì xiàzhōu huì xiàyǔ 。
The weather bureau stated that it will rain next week.
Go to Lesson 
我早上就说会下雨，果然下了。
wǒ zǎoshang jiù shuō huì xiàyǔ ，guǒrán xià le 。
I said this morning that it would rain, and it has, as predicted.
Go to Lesson