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to rain
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雨* | 雨* | *雨
HSK 1
rainwater; rainfall; rain
HSK 5
sound of rain
to take shelter from the rain
intensity of the rain
torrential rain / rainstorm / CL: 場|场, 陣|阵
HSK 6
lit. windswept and battered by rain / to undergo hardship (idiom)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *雨* | 雨* | *雨
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down
to pour / to pour down (of rain) / to lay a bet
lit. wind and rain darken the sky (idiom); fig. the situation looks grim
timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance; timely help
to clear up (of weather after rain)
drizzle; light rain / (fig.) mere trifle; sth that has only a weak effect
wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships
HSK 7-9
to brave the rain
rain tarp
nimbostratus / stratus rain cloud
lit. wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom) / fig. all kinds of trials and hardships
another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig
Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
torrents of rain (idiom)
heavy rain / CL: 場|场
violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon) / cloudburst
lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt
lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous
to give shelter from the wind and rain / to keep out the elements
(idiom) howling wind and torrential rain; furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances; dangerous situation
precipitation (meteorology) / measured quantity of rain
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霝* | 霝* | *霝
drops of rain / to fall in drops
lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom) / fig. exposed to the elements
all thunder but no rain (idiom) / a lot of noise but no action
spring rain / gift from above
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles
HSK 7-9
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles / also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨
tropical rain forest
rain and dew / (fig.) favor / grace
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
lit. the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying) / fig. some things are inevitable
acid rain
light rain / drizzle
legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
(onom.) crackling of firecrackers; pitter-patter of rain; burst of applause
tears falling like rain (idiom)
rain poncho; rain cape
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
regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine
strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)
pouring with rain / rain bucketing down
to get wet in the rain
(of rain) to fall heavily
lit. to burn both fragrant orchids and stinking weeds (idiom); fig. to destroy indiscriminately the noble and common / the rain falls on the just and unjust alike
wretched wind and rain
freezing rain
precipitation over a large area / widespread rain
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *瀑* | 瀑* | *瀑
shower (rain)
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
to take shelter from the 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
rain boots / rubber boots / CL: 雙|双
drip of rain
curtain of rain / downpour
drizzle / fine rain
welcome fall of rain / seasonable rain
to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc)
lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships; miserable circumstances
to moisten (e.g. of rain) / to wet
lit. looking for rain clouds in times of drought (idiom) / fig. to yearn for relief from a desperate situation
roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
(dialect) to rain
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom) / fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out
rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land / Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others
rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology)
to harvest hurriedly before rain comes
lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain / very powerful and capable (idiom)
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
(of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *潦* | 潦* | *潦
flooded / heavy rain
sound of the wind blowing or rain falling
rain or shine
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *澍* | 澍* | *澍
moisture / timely rain
soft, misty rain
fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
drizzle / fine rain
immobilized by rain
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *霤* | 霤* | *霤
dripping of rain from eaves
drizzle (of rain or snow)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *潲* | 潲* | *潲
driving rain / to sprinkle
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *蛟* | 蛟* | *蛟
a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods / see also 蛟龍|蛟龙
equatorial rain forest
rain frog
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *溾* | 溾* | *溾
light rain
(literary) light rain; drizzle
shower (rain)
Rain Man

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