一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
下毛毛雨
xià máo mao yǔ
to drizzle; to rain lightly; (fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up; to break (some bad news) gently; to scold mildly
下雨
xià yǔ
to rain
From: Chinese HSK 1: Zero to Hero
丝丝小雨
sī sī xiǎo yǔ
fine drizzle
丝雨
sī yǔ
drizzle; fine rain
云雨
yún yǔ
lit. cloud and rain; fig. sexual intercourse
倾盆大雨
qīng pén dà yǔ
(idiom) a downpour; rain bucketing down
冒雨
mào yǔ
to brave the rain
冻雨
dòng yǔ
freezing rain
凄风苦雨
qī fēng kǔ yǔ
lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom); fig. hardships; miserable circumstances
原始热带雨林
yuán shǐ rè dài yǔ lín
virgin tropical rainforest
及时雨
jí shí yǔ
timely rain; (fig.) timely assistance; timely help
听见风就是雨
tīng jiàn fēng jiù shì yǔ
lit. on hearing wind, to say rain; to agree uncritically with whatever people say; to parrot other people's words
听风就是雨
tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ
lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom); to believe rumors; to be credulous
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles
喜雨
xǐ yǔ
welcome fall of rain; seasonable rain
大雨
dà yǔ
heavy rain
大雨如注
dà yǔ rú zhù
pouring with rain; rain bucketing down
天要下雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào xià yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
(lit.) the heavens will rain, and widowed mothers will remarry (saying); (fig.) some things are inevitable
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
太阳雨
tài yáng yǔ
sunshower
季雨林
jì yǔ lín
monsoon forest
小白腰雨燕
xiǎo bái yāo yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) house swift (Apus nipalensis)
小雨
xiǎo yǔ
light rain; drizzle
小雨伞
xiǎo yǔ sǎn
(slang) condom
屋漏偏逢连夜雨
wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
屋漏更遭连夜雨
wū lòu gèng zāo lián yè yǔ
when it rains, it pours (idiom)
巴山夜雨
bā shān yè yǔ
rain on Mt Ba (idiom); lonely in a strange land; Evening Rain, 1980 movie about the Cultural Revolution
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
all thunder but no rain (idiom); a lot of noise but no action
弹雨
dàn yǔ
hail of bullets
招风惹雨
zhāo fēng rě yǔ
see 招風惹草|招风惹草[zhao1 feng1 re3 cao3]
挡雨
dǎng yǔ
to protect from the rain
挥汗如雨
huī hàn rú yǔ
to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
挥汗成雨
huī hàn chéng yǔ
to drip with sweat; sweat poured off (him)
日晒雨淋
rì shài yǔ lín
lit. exposed to sun and rain (idiom); fig. exposed to the elements
旧雨
jiù yǔ
old friends
春雨
chūn yǔ
spring rain; gift from above
春风化雨
chūn fēng huà yǔ
lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
晴雨
qíng yǔ
rain or shine
晴雨表
qíng yǔ biǎo
(lit. and fig.) barometer
暗背雨燕
àn bèi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) dark-rumped swift (Apus acuticauda)
暴雨
bào yǔ
torrential rain; rainstorm
暴风雨
bào fēng yǔ
rainstorm; storm; tempest
暴风骤雨
bào fēng zhòu yǔ
violent wind and rainstorm; hurricane; tempest
朝雨
zhāo yǔ
morning rain
未雨绸缪
wèi yǔ chóu móu
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
枪林箭雨
qiāng lín jiàn yǔ
forest of spear, rain of arrows
栉风沐雨
zhì fēng mù yǔ
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
梅雨
méi yǔ
East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer)
梨花带雨
lí huā dài yǔ
lit. like raindrops on a pear blossom (idiom); fig. tear-stained face of a beauty
棕雨燕
zōng yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) Asian palm swift (Cypsiurus balasiensis)
毛毛雨
máo mao yǔ
drizzle; light rain; (fig.) mere trifle; sth that has only a weak effect
汗如雨下
hàn rú yǔ xià
sweating like rain (idiom); to perspire profusely; sweating like a pig
沐雨栉风
mù yǔ zhì fēng
to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
泪如雨下
lèi rú yǔ xià
tears falling like rain (idiom)
流星雨
liú xīng yǔ
meteor shower
淋雨
lín yǔ
to get wet in the rain
淫雨
yín yǔ
excessive rain
滂沱大雨
pāng tuó dà yǔ
torrents of rain (idiom)
满城风雨
mǎn chéng fēng yǔ
lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom); fig. a big scandal; an uproar
潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ
soft, misty rain
灰喉针尾雨燕
huī hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) silver-backed needletail (Hirundapus cochinchinensis)
烟雨
yān yǔ
misty rain; drizzle
热带雨林
rè dài yǔ lín
tropical rain forest
狂风暴雨
kuáng fēng bào yǔ
(idiom) howling wind and torrential rain; furious storm; (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances; dangerous situation
狂风骤雨
kuáng fēng zhòu yǔ
strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)
猎户座流星雨
liè hù zuò liú xīng yǔ
Orionids; Orionid meteor shower
瓢泼大雨
piáo pō dà yǔ
downpour (idiom)
白喉针尾雨燕
bái hóu zhēn wěi yǔ yàn
(bird species of China) white-throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus)
破屋又遭连夜雨
pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ
see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]
秋雨
qiū yǔ
autumn rain
积雨云
jī yǔ yún
cumulonimbus (cloud)
细雨
xì yǔ
fine rain; drizzle; poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐
维克多·雨果
wéi kè duō · yǔ guǒ
Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
翻云覆雨
fān yún fù yǔ
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
翻手为云覆手变雨
fān shǒu wéi yún fù shǒu biàn yǔ
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)
腥风血雨
xīng fēng xuè yǔ
lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom); fig. reign of terror; carnage
落雨
luò yǔ
(dialect) to rain
蒙松雨
méng sōng yǔ
(dialect) drizzle; light rain
血雨
xuè yǔ
rain of blood; heavy rain colored by loess sandstorm
西北雨
xī běi yǔ
thundershower (Tw)
要风得风，要雨得雨
yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ
to get whatever one wants; to have everything going one's way
见风是雨
jiàn fēng shì yǔ
lit. see the wind and assume it will rain (idiom); fig. gullible; to believe whatever people suggest
谋臣如雨
móu chén rú yǔ
strategic experts as thick as rain (idiom); no shortage of advisers on strategy
谷雨
gǔ yǔ
Guyu or Grain Rain, 6th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 20th April-4th May
豪雨
háo yǔ
violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon); cloudburst
赤道雨林
chì dào yǔ lín
equatorial rain forest
躲雨
duǒ yǔ
to take shelter from the rain
连阴雨
lián yīn yǔ
prolonged spell of rainy weather
遇雨顺延
yù yǔ shùn yán
to postpone (an activity) in the event of wet weather
遮风避雨
zhē fēng bì yǔ
to give shelter from the wind and rain; to keep out the elements
避雨
bì yǔ
to take shelter from the rain
酸雨
suān yǔ
acid rain
阴雨
yīn yǔ
overcast and rainy
阵雨
zhèn yǔ
shower (rain)
阻雨
zǔ yǔ
immobilized by rain
降雨
jiàng yǔ
precipitation; rainfall
降雨量
jiàng yǔ liàng
precipitation; quantity of rainfall
陨石雨
yǔn shí yǔ
meteorite shower
雨
yǔ
rain
From: Chinese Characters Made Easy: Radicals & Memory Tricks
雨丝
yǔ sī
drizzle; fine rain
雨人
yǔ rén
Rain Man
雨伞
yǔ sǎn
umbrella
雨具
yǔ jù
rainwear
雨凇
yǔ sōng
glaze ice; verglas; silver frost
雨刮
yǔ guā
windshield wiper
雨刮器
yǔ guā qì
windshield wiper
雨刷
yǔ shuā
windshield wiper
雨势
yǔ shì
intensity of the rain
雨后春笋
yǔ hòu chūn sǔn
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth; many new things emerge in rapid succession
雨城
yǔ chéng
see 雨城區|雨城区[Yu3 cheng2 Qu1]
雨城区
yǔ chéng qū
Yucheng, a district of Ya'an City 雅安市[Ya3 an1 Shi4], Sichuan
雨声
yǔ shēng
sound of rain
雨夜
yǔ yè
rainy night
雨天
yǔ tiān
rainy day; rainy weather
雨夹雪
yǔ jiā xuě
sleet; mixture of snow and rain
雨女无瓜
yǔ nǚ wú guā
(neologism) (slang) it's none of your business (imitation of an accented pronunciation of 與你無關|与你无关[yu3 ni3 wu2 guan1])
雨季
yǔ jì
rainy season
雨层云
yǔ céng yún
nimbostratus; stratus rain cloud
雨山
yǔ shān
see 雨山區|雨山区[Yu3 shan1 Qu1]
雨山区
yǔ shān qū
Yushan, a district of Ma'anshan City 馬鞍山市|马鞍山市[Ma3 an1 shan1 Shi4], Anhui
雨布
yǔ bù
rain tarp
雨幕
yǔ mù
curtain of rain; downpour
雨披
yǔ pī
rain poncho; rain cape
雨搭
yǔ dā
awning
雨林
yǔ lín
rainforest
雨果
yǔ guǒ
Hugo (name); Victor Hugo (1802-1885), French writer
雨棚
yǔ péng
awning
雨水
yǔ shuǐ
rainwater; rainfall; rain
雨泽下注
yǔ zé xià zhù
rainfall
雨湖
yǔ hú
see 雨湖區|雨湖区[Yu3 hu2 Qu1]
雨湖区
yǔ hú qū
Yuhu, a district of Xiangtan City 湘潭市[Xiang1 tan2 Shi4], Hunan
雨滴
yǔ dī
raindrop
雨漏
yǔ lòu
gargoyle (architecture)
雨点
yǔ diǎn
raindrop
雨燕
yǔ yàn
swift; Apodidae (the swift family)
雨花
yǔ huā
see 雨花區|雨花区[Yu3 hua1 Qu1]
雨花区
yǔ huā qū
Yuhua, a district of Changsha City 長沙市|长沙市[Chang2 sha1 Shi4], Hunan
雨花台
yǔ huā tái
see 雨花臺區|雨花台区[Yu3 hua1 tai2 Qu1]
雨花台区
yǔ huā tái qū
Yuhuatai, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2 jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu
雨蚀
yǔ shí
rain erosion
雨蛙
yǔ wā
rain frog
雨衣
yǔ yī
raincoat
雨过天晴
yǔ guò tiān qíng
sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom); every cloud has a silver lining (idiom)
雨过天青
yǔ guò tiān qīng
sky clears after rain; new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom); every cloud has a silver lining (idiom)
雨量
yǔ liàng
rainfall
雨露
yǔ lù
rain and dew; (fig.) favor; grace
雨靴
yǔ xuē
rain boots; rubber boots
雨鞋
yǔ xié
waterproof footwear (rubber boots etc)
雷声大，雨点小
léi shēng dà , yǔ diǎn xiǎo
lit. loud thunder, but only tiny drops of rain (idiom); fig. a lot of talk, but no action
