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下雪

xià xuě · xia xue

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Meaning

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  1. to snow
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Snowman time

  1. Liangliang

    窗外(chuāngwài)下雪(xiàxuě)了(le)！

    It's snowing outside the window!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)出去(chūqù)堆(duī)雪人(xuěrén)。

    Really? I want to go out and build a snowman.

  3. Liangliang

    外面(wàimiàn)太(tài)冷(lěng)了(le)，你(nǐ)多(duō)穿(chuān)点(diǎn)。

    It's too cold outside. Wear more.

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)穿好(chuānhǎo)了(le)！下雪(xiàxuě)了(le)，你(nǐ)不(bù)来(lái)吗(ma)？

    I'm dressed! It's snowing. Aren't you coming?

  5. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)才(cái)不(bù)去(qù)，我(wǒ)要(yào)在(zài)家(jiā)看(kàn)你(nǐ)堆(duī)。

    No way. I'll stay home and watch you build it.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)帮(bāng)我(wǒ)拍(pāi)个(gè)视频(shìpín)吧(ba)！

    Then film a video for me!

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2 examples
01

因(yīn)为(wèi)下(xià)雪(xuě)了(le)，我(wǒ)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)没(méi)能(néng)看(kàn)见(jiàn)。

Because of the snow, I couldn't see anything.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sissima · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

明(míng)天(tiān)天(tiān)气(qì)不(bù)好(hǎo)，不(bú)是(shì)晴(qíng)天(tiān)，要(yào)下(xià)雪(xuě)，很(hěn)冷(lěng)。

Tomorrow's weather won't be so good, with cloudy skies, heavy snow, and very cold temperatures.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by Sethlang · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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下
xià

down; downwards

雪
xuě

snow; (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)

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