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HSK
to snow
HSK 2
ice and snow
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雪* | 雪* | *雪
snow / CL: 場|场 / (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation etc)
HSK 2
(literary or dialectal) to snow / (literary) fallen snow; settled snow
snow pear (pyrus nivalis)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雨* | 雨* | *雨
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
brilliant white snow cover (esp. of distant peaks)
smallpox / ceiling / stamen of corn / (old) snow / (dialect) sesame oil
wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance / love affair / romance is in the air / dissipated life
lit. wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom) / fig. all kinds of trials and hardships
snow-covered ground
a world of ice and snow
Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 7th-21st December
(bird species of China) snow bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Xiaoxue or Lesser Snow, 20th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 22nd November-6th December
snow-capped mountain
HSK 7-9
Snow White
snow chain (for a vehicle tire)
to be swamped with pressing affairs; to be snowed under with work
melting snow / a thaw
Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard
timely snow
HSK 7-9
Snow (name) / Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *皚* | 皚* | *皚
(literary) white as snow
(of snow etc) to fill the sky
snow / snow cover / snow mantle
snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / white fungus
white fungus (Tremella fuciformis) / snow fungus
permanent snow cover
dirty snow / slush / abbr. for 雪泥鴻爪|雪泥鸿爪
(onom.) rustling sound (of clothing, leaves, snow etc) / faint noises
(of mist, snow, floodwater etc) a vast expanse of whiteness
rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology)
snow skin mooncake (with a soft casing which is not baked, instead of the traditional baked pastry casing)
(bird species of China) snow goose (Anser caerulescens)
lit. bright as snow / shiny / dazzling / sharp (of eyes)
frost and snow / (fig.) snowy white (hair) / adversity
to snow / snowfall
snow line
drizzle (of rain or snow)
snow fight / snowball fight
snow
Edgar Snow (1905-1972), American journalist, reported from China 1928-1941, author of Red Star Over China
snow white
luxuriant (growth) / numerous / cloudy / misty / snowing heavily
(bird species of China) snow pigeon (Columba leuconota)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瀌* | 瀌* | *瀌
copious (of rain or snow)
sweep the snow from your own door step, don't worry about the frost on your neighbor's roof (idiom)
sleet / mixture of snow and rain
(literary) white as snow; pure white
a goose's footprint in the snow / vestiges of the past (idiom) / the fleeting nature of human life (idiom)
(bird species of China) snow partridge (Lerwa lerwa)
Mt Kawakarpo (6740 m) in Yunnan, the highest peak of Meili Snow Mountains 梅里雪山
to snow
Baima Snow Mountains, up to 5430 m., in Dechen or Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, Yunnan
lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom) / fig. deep reverence for one's master
snow leopard
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  *霏* | 霏* | *霏
fall of snow
goose feather snow (idiom) / big heavy snow fall
to walk in the snow to view the flowering plum
snow-white / spotless
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蹅* | 蹅* | *蹅
(coll.) to trudge (in mud, snow etc)
thirteen peaks of Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, Yunnan / also written 梅里雪山
marine snow
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霰* | 霰* | *霰
graupel / snow pellet / soft hail
to cover the road (snow, wind, hazards etc) / distance (between locations)
Meili Snow Mountains in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, Yunnan / also written 梅里雪山
snow lotus herb / Saussurea involucrata
snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)
vehicle designed for use in snow (sled, sleigh, snowmobile etc) / (sport) bobsleigh; bobsled
(snow skiing) slalom
Meili Snow Mountains, with peaks up to 6000 m., in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture 迪慶藏族自治州|迪庆藏族自治州, Yunnan
snow pea
to go for a walk in the snow
Snow lion, mythological animal, a banned symbol of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism


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