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下雨
xià yǔ
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- 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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2 · verb phrase
For rain to fall from the sky.
雨水从天空落下。
下雨 normally has no human subject. English commonly uses it, as in It is raining.
It is raining outside, and the windowsill is covered in water.
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外面正在下雨，窗台上全是水。
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If it rains tomorrow, we will draw at home.
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如果明天下雨，我们就在家画画。
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Mandarin reading: xiàyǔ.
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