Hanzi
Traditional
雨
Simplified
雨

(literary) to rain/(of rain, snow etc) to fall/to precipitate/to wet

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

yǔ, yù

Bopomofo

ㄩˇ, ㄩˋ

Jyutping

jyu5

Example sentences

下雨 xiàyǔ
外面下雨了，別忘了帶傘。
外面下雨了，别忘了带伞。

It is raining outside, don't forget to bring an umbrella.

因為 / 因为 yīnwèi
因為下雨，所以我沒去。
因为下雨，所以我没去。

Because it was raining, I didn't go.

雨 yǔ
外面下著大雨。

It is raining heavily outside.

雖然 / 虽然 suīrán
雖然下著雨，我還是想去跑步。
虽然下著雨，我还是想去跑步。

Although it's raining, I still want to go for a run.

大雨 dàyǔ
外面下著大雨，所以我們決定待在家裏。
外面下著大雨，所以我们决定待在家里。

It's raining heavily outside, so we decided to stay at home.

下 xià
外面正在下大雨。

It is raining heavily outside.

暴雨 bàoyǔ
昨晚的暴雨導致道路積水，交通一度癱瘓。
昨晚的暴雨导致道路积水，交通一度瘫痪。

Last night's rainstorm caused water accumulation on the roads, and traffic was paralyzed for a time.

致使 zhìshǐ
暴雨致使交通陷入癱瘓。
暴雨致使交通陷入瘫痪。

The heavy rain caused traffic to come to a standstill.

及時雨 / 及时雨 jíshíyǔ
他的建議對我來說簡直是及時雨。
他的建议对我来说简直是及时雨。

His suggestion was practically a godsend to me.

上天 shàngtiān
這場及時雨簡直是上天的恩賜。
这场及时雨简直是上天的恩赐。

This timely rain is simply a gift from heaven.

Example Vocabulary

下雨

xia4'yu3

to rain

雨

yu3

rain

冒雨

mao4'yu3

大雨

da4'yu3

heavy rain

小雨

春雨

暴雨

bao4'yu3

rainstorm; torrential rain

凄風苦雨

凍雨

dong4'yu3

及時雨

ji2'shi2'yu3

timely rain; godsend; help in need

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