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  *雨* | 雨* | *雨
HSK 1
to rain
HSK 1
rainwater; rainfall; rain
HSK 5
torrential rain / rainstorm / CL: 場|场, 陣|阵
HSK 6
raincoat / CL:
HSK 6
rainstorm / storm / tempest
HSK 6
wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships
HSK 7-9
violent wind and rainstorm / hurricane / tempest
HSK 7-9
trials and tribulations / ups and downs
HSK 7-9
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles
HSK 7-9
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雨* | 雨* | *雨
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
(lit. and fig.) barometer
curtain of rain / downpour
umbrella / CL:
lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim
Yucheng district of Ya'an city 雅安市, Sichuan
lit. storm clouds approach / troubles lie ahead (idiom)
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
thundershower
light rain / drizzle
rainfall
awning
to brave the rain
Yuhuatai district of Nanjing City 南京市 in Jiangsu 江蘇|江苏
misty rain / drizzle
wretched wind and rain
swift / Apodidae (the swift family)
overcast and rainy
freezing rain
East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer)
rainy day / rainy weather
meteor shower
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
raindrop
lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom); fig. to stick together in hard times
lit. cloud and rain / fig. sexual intercourse
windshield wiper
acid rain
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
lit. before it rains, bind around with silk (idiom, from Book of Songs 詩經|诗经); fig. to plan ahead / to prepare for a rainy day
waterproof footwear (rubber boots etc)
rainy season
spring rain / gift from above
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
Orionids / Orionid meteor shower
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession
rain or shine
rain poncho; rain cape
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
rain boots / rubber boots / CL: 雙|双
Hugo (name) / Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down
autumn rain
rain of blood / heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm
rain and dew / (fig.) favor / grace
precipitation / rainfall
(idiom) wild and stormy; windy and wet
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May
raindrop
drizzle; light rain / (fig.) mere trifle; sth that has only a weak effect
tears falling like rain (idiom)
(idiom) howling wind and torrential rain; furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances; dangerous situation
welcome fall of rain / seasonable rain
rainwear
lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom) / fig. exposed to the elements
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig
drizzle / fine rain
cumulonimbus (cloud)
old friends
(idiom) to have good weather for crops
Yuhu district of Xiangtan city 湘潭市, Hunan
lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town
rain tarp
strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)
regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine
downpour (idiom)
fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
torrents of rain (idiom)
violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon) / cloudburst
nimbostratus / stratus rain cloud
timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance; timely help
lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships; miserable circumstances
to drip with sweat / sweat poured off (him)
to drip with sweat / sweat poured off (him)
lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous
lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
Yuhua district of Changsha city 長沙市|长沙市, Hunan
thunderstorm
to protect from the rain
variant of 梅雨
drizzle / fine rain
to take shelter from the rain
(dialect) to rain
Rain Man
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom) / fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
sunshower
heavy rain / CL: 場|场
(HK) torrential rain ≥ 70 mm per hour (highest level in the rainstorm warning system)

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