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下雨
xià yǔ
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- pinyin
- xià yǔ
- simplified
- 下雨
- traditional
- 下雨
1 · verb
For drops of water to fall from clouds.
雨水从云中落下。
English uses a subject in It is raining; Chinese can say 下雨了。
It is raining, so we will meet inside.
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下雨了，所以我们在室内见面。
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