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下雨 (xià yǔ): Rain (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

下 • xià • down; below • HSK 2.0 L1

HSK 1

xià下

down; below

雨 • yǔ • rain

yǔ雨

rain

Word Info

Pinyinxià yǔ

Meaningrain

Characters2

HSK2.0 Level 13.0 Level 1

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Readings & Senses

xià yǔ(xia yu)

1. [verb]rain[HSK1]

2. rain[HSK 3.0 · L1]

5.

How to Use 下雨 in Sentences

Verb + Particlewith了

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

neutralSpoken

it's raining

Adjective + Nounwith天

xià下

yǔ雨

tiān天

neutral

rainy day

Verb + Objectwith大雨

xià下

dà大

yǔ雨

neutral

rain heavily

Adverb + Verbwith要

yào要

xià下

yǔ雨

neutral

going to rain

6.

Example Sentences with 下雨

jīn今

tiān天

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

。

It rained today.

jīn今

tiān天

xià下

wǔ午

huì会

xià下

yǔ雨

。

It will rain this afternoon.

wài外

miàn面

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

，

wǒ我

men们

bié别

chū出

qù去

le了

。

It's raining outside, let's not go out.

wài外

miàn面

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

，

kuài快

guān关

chuāng窗

hù户

。

It's raining outside, close the window quickly.

yóu由

yú于

xià下

yǔ雨

，

huó活

dòng动

jiāng将

yán延

qī期

jǔ举

xíng行

。

Due to rain, the event will be postponed.

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More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 下雨.

北京běi jīngBeijing
高兴gāo xìngpleased; happy
医生yī shengdoctor
今天jīn tiāntoday
同学tóng xuéschoolmate; classmate
朋友péng youfriend
妈妈mā mamother
明天míng tiāntomorrow
椅子yǐ zichair
对不起duì bu qǐsorry
昨天zuó tiānyesterday
认识rèn shito know [be familiar with]

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 下雨.

Words with 下

下午xià wǔafternoon
下班xià bānto finish work
下课xià kèto finish class
一下yī xià

[used after a verb] give something a go

下去xià quto go down

下来xià laito come down

下面xià miànbelow

以下yǐ xiàthat level or lower

Words with 雨

雨衣yǔ yīraincoat
暴雨bào yǔtorrential rain
雨水Yǔ shuǐYushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气 19th February-5th March
阵雨zhèn yǔshower; brief rain
风雨fēng yǔwind and rain
暴风骤雨bào fēng zhòu yǔa violent storm / torrential rain
风吹雨打fēng chuī yǔ dǎWind and rain
风雨无阻fēng yǔ wú zǔRegardless of wind or rain