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甘霖 (gān lín): Timely rain after a drought — Meaning & Stroke Order
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甘 • gān • sweet; pleasant; willing
gān
甘
sweet; pleasant; willing
霖 • lín • continuous rain
lín
霖
continuous rain
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 甘霖.
Words with
甘
心甘情愿
xīn gān qíng yuàn
be delighted to do something [idiom]
苦尽甘来
kǔ jìn gān lái
all sufferings have their reward; after the bitter comes the sweet
甘心
gān xīn
be willing / be content
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甘休
gān xiū
to give up willingly / to let go
甘愿
gān yuàn
willingly; to be willing to
甘油
gān yóu
glycerin
甘草
gān cǎo
licorice
甘蔗
gān zhè
sugar cane
Words with
霖
秋霖
qiū lín
autumn continuous rain
霖雨
lín yǔ
continuous heavy rain; downpour
雨霖铃
yǔ lín líng
Rain on the Bells (a famous Chinese poetic tune)
久旱逢甘霖
jiǔ hàn féng gān lín
to have timely rain after a long drought; to get relief after long hardship
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Example Sentences with 甘霖
zhè
这
chǎng
场
gān
甘
lín
霖
jiù
救
le
了
zhuāng
庄
jia
稼
。
This timely rain saved the crops.
nóng
农
mín
民
men
们
pàn
盼
wàng
望
zhe
着
gān
甘
lín
霖
de
的
jiǔ
久
hàn
旱
féng
逢
gān
甘
lín
霖
，
dà
大
jiā
家
dōu
都
dào
到
lái
来
。
The farmers are looking forward to the arrival of the badly needed rain.
fēi
非
cháng
常
gāo
高
xìng
兴
。
After a long drought, they encountered timely rain, and everyone was very happy.
