How to say “rainwater” in Chinese
rainwater; rains
“Rainwater” in Chinese is 雨水, yǔ shuǐ: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
雨水 is read yǔ shuǐ: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
Drops falling from the sky.
A picture of a stream.
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 “雨水”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 雨水. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 今年夏天雨水特别多jīnniánxiàtiānyǔshuǐtèbiéduōThere’s been especially a lot of rain this summer.
More words from the lesson “Weather forecast”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “rainwater” in Chinese?
“Rainwater” in Chinese is 雨水, pinyin yǔshuǐ.
What does 雨水 mean?
雨水 (yǔshuǐ) means “rainwater; rains”.
How do you write 雨水?
雨水 is 2 characters: 雨 (yǔ) — rain; 水 (shuǐ) — water. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 雨水?
雨水 is read yǔshuǐ. Tones: yǔ — third tone, shuǐ — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“rainwater” in the lesson “Weather forecast”
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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