下雨
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- to rain
In a conversation
0:21 cartoonLaundry on the balcony
- Liangliang
灯灯，快收衣服！要下雨了。
Dengdeng, bring in the laundry! It's going to rain.
- Dengdeng
天气预报说今天不下雨。
The forecast says it won't rain today.
- Liangliang
你看天，全是黑云。
Look at the sky. It's all dark clouds.
- Dengdeng
你说得对！快收！
You're right! Quick, bring it in!
- Liangliang
收好了。等一等，看看会不会下雨。
Done. Let's wait and see if it rains.
- Dengdeng
一个小时了，还是没下雨……
An hour later, still no rain...
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In a sentence
2 examples乌云是下雨的征兆。
Dark clouds are a sign of rain.
Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.
如果明天下雨，我们就不会去那里。
If it rains tomorrow, we'll not go there.
Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.
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