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charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雨* | 雨* | *雨
HSK 1
to rain
HSK 1
rainwater; rainfall; rain
HSK 5
torrential rain / rainstorm / CL: 場|场, 陣|阵
HSK 6
wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships
HSK 7-9
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles
HSK 7-9
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雨* | 雨* | *雨
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霤* | 霤* | *霤
dripping of rain from eaves
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瀧* | 瀧* | *瀧
rapids / waterfall / torrential (rain)
precipitation (meteorology) / measured quantity of rain
rain of blood / heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm
timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance; timely help
heavy rain / CL: 場|场
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *潦* | 潦* | *潦
flooded / heavy rain
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霖* | 霖* | *霖
continued rain
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *溜* | 溜* | *溜
swift current; rapids / (dialect) (of speech, actions etc) skilled; proficient; (of movements) quick; speedy / (bound form) rain runoff from a roof / (bound form) roof gutter / classifier for rows, lines etc / surroundings; neighborhood / (dialect) to practice / (dialect) to plaster; to fill in the cracks (with cement, lime plaster etc)
violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon) / cloudburst
light rain / drizzle
to protect from the rain
precipitation over a large area / widespread rain
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *潚* | 潚* | *潚
sound of rain and wind
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霈* | 霈* | *霈
torrent of rain
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *喇* | 喇* | *喇
(onom.) sound of wind, rain etc
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *笠* | 笠* | *笠
bamboo rain hat
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛟* | 蛟* | *蛟
a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙
a downpour; rain bucketing down / (fig.) to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study)
misty rain / drizzle
tropical rain forest
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瀑* | 瀑* | *瀑
shower (rain)
fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
rain boots / rubber boots / CL: 雙|双
shower (rain)
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check
(idiom) howling wind and torrential rain; furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances; dangerous situation
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *澍* | 澍* | *澍
moisture / timely rain
(dialect) to rain
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession
to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom); fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love
sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青
to get wet in the rain
regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine
lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
a downpour / rain bucketing down
lit. windswept and battered by rain / to undergo hardship (idiom)
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May
drizzle / fine rain
lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom); fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down
strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)
to moisten (e.g. of rain) / to wet
to take shelter from the rain
lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town
(of rain) pouring
lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times
sound of the wind blowing or rain falling
(onom.) patter of rain
a lull (in the storm) / brief break (in rain)
(TCM) "five strains and seven impairments", five referring to the five viscera 五臟|五脏, and seven to adverse effects on one's body as a result of: overeating (spleen), anger (liver), moisture (kidney), cold (lung), worry (heart), wind and rain (outer appearance) and fear (mind)
lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim
lit. to comb one's hair in the wind and wash it in the rain (idiom) / fig. to work in the open regardless of the weather
(of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering
lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships; miserable circumstances
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
sleet / mixture of snow and rain
to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
lit. wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom) / fig. all kinds of trials and hardships
sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天晴|雨过天晴
acid rain
Rain Man
torrents of rain (idiom)
to pour / to pour down (of rain) / to lay a bet
lit. much thunder but little rain; fig. a lot of talk but little action / his bark is worse than his bite
spring rain / gift from above
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *漓* | 漓* | *漓
pattering (of rain) / seep through
to brave the rain
strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霝* | 霝* | *霝
drops of rain / to fall in drops
drizzle / fine rain
lit. cloud and rain / fig. sexual intercourse
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霣* | 霣* | *霣
rain storm / to fall
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *夔* | 夔* | *夔
one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui
tears falling like rain (idiom)
rain and dew / (fig.) favor / grace
wretched wind and rain
autumn rain
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雩* | 雩* | *雩
summer sacrifice for rain
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霅* | 霅* | *霅
rain
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *溾* | 溾* | *溾
light rain
(onom.) falling rain / chilly air / cold wind
rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology)
drizzle (of rain or snow)
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瀌* | 瀌* | *瀌
copious (of rain or snow)
deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
(literary) light rain; drizzle
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig
charactercopyAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霪* | 霪* | *霪
heavy rain
drizzle; light rain / (fig.) mere trifle; sth that has only a weak effect

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