How to say “rain” in Chinese
rain (it's raining)
“Rain” in Chinese is 下雨, xià yǔ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
下雨 is read xià yǔ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A stroke under a line.
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 “下雨”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 下雨. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 要下雨了。yàoxiàyǔleIt's going to rain.
- 因为下雨，所以我没去。yīnwèixiàyǔ,suǒyǐwǒméiqùIt was raining, so I didn't go.
- 虽然下雨，但是我想出去。suīránxiàyǔ,dànshìwǒxiǎngchūqùAlthough it's raining, I want to go out.
- 希望明天不下雨xīwàngmíngtiānbúxiàyǔI hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.
- 下雨了，你带伞了吗？xiàyǔle,nǐdàisǎnlemaIt’s started raining. Did you bring an umbrella?
- 如果下雨，我就不去了。rúguǒxiàyǔ,wǒjiùbúqùleIf it rains, I won’t go.
More words from the lesson “What's the weather like?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rain” in Chinese?
“Rain” in Chinese is 下雨, pinyin xià yǔ.
What does 下雨 mean?
下雨 (xià yǔ) means “rain (it's raining)”.
How do you write 下雨?
下雨 is 2 characters: 下 (xià) — below, under; 雨 (yǔ) — rain. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 下雨?
下雨 is read xià yǔ. Tones: xià — fourth tone, yǔ — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“rain” in the lesson “What's the weather like?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. 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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