How to say “downpour” in Chinese

暴雨

bàoyǔ

downpour

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Earth, weather, ecology”

“Downpour” in Chinese is 暴雨, bào yǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

暴雨 is read bào yǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

bào — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

yǔ — 3rd tonelow, dipping and rising a little

How to write it

暴

bào — violent, fierce

On top, 日 “sun”. 暴雨 — “violent rain”, a downpour.

雨

yǔ — rain

Drops falling from the sky.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “暴雨”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 暴雨. Tap the sound icon to listen.

突然下了一阵暴雨。tūránxiàleyízhènbàoyǔSuddenly it started pouring.
外面还在下暴雨吗？wàimiànháizàixiàbàoyǔmaIs it still pouring outside?
暴雨造成了严重的交通问题bàoyǔzàochéngleyánzhòngdejiāotōngwèntíThe downpour caused serious traffic problems.
暴雨过后，空气格外新鲜。bàoyǔguòhòu,kōngqìgéwàixīnxiānAfter the downpour the air is especially fresh.
连续三天的暴雨引起了洪水。liánxùsāntiāndebàoyǔyǐnqǐlehóngshuǐThree days of heavy rain in a row caused a flood.
由于暴雨，比赛被迫中断。yóuyúbàoyǔ,bǐsàibèipòzhōngduànBecause of the downpour, the match had to be stopped.

More words from the lesson “Sky, fog, downpour”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “downpour” in Chinese?

“Downpour” in Chinese is 暴雨, pinyin bàoyǔ.

What does 暴雨 mean?

暴雨 (bàoyǔ) means “downpour”.

How do you write 暴雨?

暴雨 is 2 characters: 暴 (bào) — violent, fierce; 雨 (yǔ) — rain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 暴雨?

暴雨 is read bàoyǔ. Tones: bào — fourth tone, yǔ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“downpour” in the lesson “Sky, fog, downpour”

This word is from the topic “Earth, weather, ecology” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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