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雨

yǔ · yu/yù · yu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 1Measure words: 阵 zhèn, 场 cháng

Meaning

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yǔ 雨

  1. rain

yù 雨

  1. (literary) to rain
  2. (of rain, snow etc) to fall
  3. to precipitate
  4. to wet
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Laundry in the rain

  1. Dengdeng

    糟了(zāole)，下雨(xiàyǔ)了(le)，衣服(yīfu)还(hái)在(zài)外面(wàimiàn)！

    Oh no, it's raining and the clothes are still outside!

  2. Liangliang

    快(kuài)收(shōu)衣服(yīfu)，雨(yǔ)好(hǎo)大(dà)！

    Quick, bring them in, the rain is heavy!

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)在(zài)楼下(lóuxià)，你(nǐ)上去(shàngqù)收(shōu)！

    I'm downstairs. You go up and get them!

  4. Liangliang

    收好(shōuhǎo)了(le)，咦(yí)，雨(yǔ)也(yě)停(tíng)了(le)。

    Got them all. Huh, the rain stopped too.

  5. Dengdeng

    每次(měicì)收完(shōuwán)衣服(yīfu)，雨(yǔ)就(jiù)停(tíng)了(le)。

    Every time I bring the clothes in, the rain stops.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

既(jì)然(rán)雨(yǔ)已(yǐ)经(jīng)停(tíng)了(le), 我(wǒ)们(men)可(kě)以(yǐ)回(huí)家(jiā)了(le).

Now that it has stopped raining, we can go home.

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

02

虽(suī)然(rán)我(wǒ)讨(tǎo)厌(yàn)雨(yǔ)，但(dàn)是(shì)我(wǒ)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)下(xià)雨(yǔ)的(de)味(wèi)道(dào)。

I hate rain, but I love its smell.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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