下雨 (xiàyǔ) means Rains (rainy). Below are 24 of the 49 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
估计明天会 下雨 。
Gūjì míngtiān huì xià yǔ.
It will probably rain tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 估计
天好像要 下雨 了。
Tiān hǎoxiàng yào xià yǔ le.
It looks as if it is going to rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 好像
唉，今天又 下雨 了。
Ài, jīntiān yòu xià yǔ le.
Oh well, it's raining again today.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 唉
下雨 以后河水涨了。
Xià yǔ yǐhòu héshuǐ zhǎng le.
The river rose after the rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 涨
下雨 他照样去跑步。
Xià yǔ tā zhàoyàng qù pǎobù.
He goes running just the same when it rains.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 照样
天阴了，可能要 下雨 。
Tiān yīn le, kěnéng yào xià yǔ.
The sky has clouded over; it may rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 阴
下雨 了，赶紧回家吧。
Xià yǔ le, gǎnjǐn huí jiā ba.
It is raining; let us hurry home.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 赶紧
下雨 天商店照常营业。
Xià yǔ tiān shāngdiàn zhàocháng yíngyè.
The shop opens as usual on rainy days.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 照常
明天要 下雨 ，别出去了。
Míngtiān yào xià yǔ, bié chūqu le.
It's going to rain tomorrow, don't go out.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 要
今天 下雨 ，你带伞了吗？
Jīntiān xià yǔ, nǐ dài sǎn le ma?
It's raining today — did you bring an umbrella?
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 带
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From the graded readers
下雨 了，我们都没有伞。
xiàyǔ le / liǎo / liào, wǒmen dōu méiyǒu sǎn.
It started to rain, and none of us had an umbrella.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · The Weather Today
现在是晚上，不 下雨 了。
xiànzài shì wǎnshang, bù xiàyǔ le / liǎo / liào.
It's evening now and the rain has stopped.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · The Weather Today
下雨 的时候，爸爸开车送我。
xiàyǔ de / dì shíhou, bàba kāichē sòng wǒ.
When it rains, dad drives me.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
今天 下雨 了，可是爸爸不在家。
jīntiān xiàyǔ le / liǎo / liào, kěshì bàba bùzài jiā.
It rained today, but dad wasn't home.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School
From the grammar library
下雨 appears in 49 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 下雨
How is 下雨 used in a sentence?
This page shows 49 sentences using 下雨 (xiàyǔ, "Rains (rainy)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 下雨 an HSK word?
Yes — 下雨 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 下雨?
The dictionary page for 下雨 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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