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下雨
Pinyin xià yǔ IPA [ɕja˥˩ y˨˩˦] Zhuyin ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄩˇ
HSK 1 phrase 短语 Book 1 · Lesson 12 freq #5648

Meaning

To rain — literally "to fall rain", built from 下 (to fall) + 雨 (rain): 今天下雨 means "it's raining today". Snowing works the same way: 下雪.

Examples

下雨了。 xià yǔ le It's raining.
在下雨。 zài xià yǔ It's raining.
不在下雨。 bù zài xià yǔ It isn't raining.

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