暴雨
bào yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

暴雨
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bào yǔ
  1. torrential rain
  2. rainstorm
  3. CL:場|场[cháng],陣|阵[zhèn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下雨
xià yǔ
  1. 1 to rain
雨
yǔ
  1. 1 rain
  2. 2 classifier: 阵 zhèn
  3. 3 classifier: 场 cháng
冒雨
mào yǔ
  1. 1 to brave the rain
凶暴
xiōng bào
  1. 1 brutal
大雨
dà yǔ
  1. 1 heavy rain
  2. 2 classifier: 场 cháng

Idioms (20)

一暴十寒
yī pù shí hán
  1. 1 one day's sun, ten days' frost (idiom, from Mencius); fig. to work for a bit then skimp
  2. 2 sporadic effort
  3. 3 short attention span
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)
不畏强暴
bù wèi qiáng bào
  1. 1 not to submit to force (idiom); to defy threats and violence
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
  2. 2 fig. to stir up troubles

Sample Sentences

意大利水城威尼斯受狂风暴雨影响，水位二十九日涨至近十年来最高位，城市四分之三沦为泽国。
Yìdàlì Shuǐchéng Wēinísī shòu kuángfēngbàoyǔ yǐngxiǎng ，shuǐwèi èrshíjiǔrì zhǎng zhì jìn shí nián lái zuì gāo wèi ，chéngshì sìfēnzhīsan lúnwéi zéguó 。
On the 29th, heavy winds and downpours caused the water level around Venice to rise to its highest level in almost a decade. More than three quarters of the city was inundated.
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意大利威尼斯遭暴雨城市七成以上被淹
Yìdàlì Wēinísī zāo bàoyǔ chéngshì qīchéng yǐshàng bèi yān
After heavy rains, more than 70% of Venice, Italy was flooded.
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你是不是忘记上星期有暴雨，产地受创，菜都泡烂了，前几天蔬菜又丑又贵，今天好不容易质量恢复正常。
nǐ shì bùshì wàngjì shàng xīngqī yǒu bàoyǔ ，chǎndì shòuchuàng ，cài dōu pàolàn le ，qiánjǐtiān shūcài yòu chǒu yòu guì ，jīntiān hǎobùróngyì zhìliàng huīfù zhèngcháng 。
Aren't you forgetting that last week there was a rainstorm which damaged fields, so the crops were all destroyed. For the last few days vegetables have been both scrawny-looking and expensive. Today at last the quality has been brought back to normal.
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你不说我都忘了，暴雨过后菜价都会上涨。那叶菜类最便宜的是哪种？
nǐ bù shuō wǒ dōu wàng le ，bàoyǔ guòhòu cài jià dōuhuì shàngzhǎng 。nà yècàilèi zuì piányi de shì nǎ zhǒng ？
If you hadn't said I would have forgotten. Vegetable prices rise after storms. So which kind of leafy vegetable is the cheapest?
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今天狂风暴雨的，你还出门？
jīntiān kuángfēng bàoyǔ de ，nǐ hái chūmén ？
There's a raging storm outside and you're still going out?
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专家指出，舟曲特殊的地质地貌，长期干旱，突降暴雨，都是这次地质灾害的成因。
zhuānjiā zhǐchū ，Zhōuqū tèshū de dìzhì dìmào ，chángqī gānhàn ，tū jiàng bàoyǔ ，dōu shì zhècì dìzhì zāihài de chéngyīn 。
The experts have pointed out that Zhouqu's special geological conditions and landforms, a long period of drought, and the sudden torrential rainfall were all contributing factors to this geological disaster.
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21日：有雨，局部地区暴雨。
èrshíyī rì ：yǒu yǔ ，júbù dìqū bàoyǔ 。
The 21st: Rain with storms in some areas.
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