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雨
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Definitions
- 1. (literary) to rain
- 2. (of rain, snow etc) to fall
- 3. to precipitate
- 4. to wet
Example Sentences
1 shown細 雨 輕飄。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 雨
to drip with sweat
light rain
all thunder but no rain (idiom)
raincoat
rain boots
rain tarp
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
shower (rain)
Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
morning rain
umbrella
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
cumulonimbus (cloud)
rain of blood
rainwear
lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom)
conditions of extreme adversity (idiom)
tears falling like rain (idiom)
to take shelter from the rain
lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times
pouring with rain
(lit. and fig.) barometer
meteor shower
see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhāo fēng rě cǎo]
see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ]
sky clears after rain
Asian rainy season
Asian rainy season
rain and dew
to rain
rain frog
violent wind and rainstorm
spring rain
Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground
lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim
raindrop
lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action
to drip with sweat
thundershower
(neologism) (slang) it's none of your business (imitation of an accented pronunciation of 與你無關|与你无关[yǔ nǐ wú guān])
drizzle; light rain
lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom)
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain
thunderstorm
lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom)
fine rain
Hugo (name)
autumn rain
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
Yuhu district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市[xiāng tán shì], Hunan
to get wet in the rain
strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)
downpour (idiom)
Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[cháng shā shì], Hunan
equatorial rain forest
lit. cloud and rain
strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
frost
rain erosion
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
shower
Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui
lit. on hearing wind, to say rain
trials and tribulations
rainforest
Yushan district of Ma'anshan city 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[mǎ ān shān shì], Anhui
lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible
Orionids
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
monsoon forest
excessive rain
rainfall
to go through thick and thin (idiom)
hail of bullets
torrential rain
Rain Man
to brave the rain
virgin tropical rainforest
fine drizzle
Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
howling wind and torrential rain (idiom)
acid rain
Yuhu district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市[xiāng tán shì], Hunan
wind and rain
awning
Yucheng district of Ya'an city 雅安市[yǎ ān shì], Sichuan
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
Yucheng district of Ya'an city 雅安市[yǎ ān shì], Sichuan
to protect from the rain
drizzle
lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
sleet
lit. storm clouds approach
timely rain
roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
a downpour; rain bucketing down
overcast and rainy
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
sunshower
violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon)
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom)
to get whatever one wants
forest of spear, rain of arrows
windshield wiper
tropical rain forest
sleet
awning
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
lit. windswept and battered by rain
gargoyle (architecture)
swift
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
rainy season
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom)
drizzle
welcome fall of rain
(idiom) soft, misty rain
sky clears after rain
weather permitting (idiom)
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead
regardless of weather conditions
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
to give shelter from the wind and rain
torrents of rain (idiom)
rain poncho; rain cape
favorable weather (idiom); good weather for crops
rain or shine
heavy rain
immobilized by rain
rainfall
nimbostratus
lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom)
misty rain
rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)
lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom)
to drip with sweat
wretched wind and rain
a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
drizzle
rainy day
windshield wiper
Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市[cháng shā shì], Hunan
rainstorm
precipitation
curtain of rain
the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
raindrop
precipitation
to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
to drizzle; to rain lightly