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Meaning of 淅淅

淅淅 means rustling; describing the gentle sound of light wind, rain, or snow. Pronounced xī xī.

  • rustling; describing the gentle sound of light wind, rain, or snow

Definitions & Examples

Chuāng
wài
de
xià
zhe
xiǎo
 

Outside the window, a light rain was falling with a gentle rustling sound.

Qiū
fēng
 
chuī
luò
le
huáng
 

The autumn wind whispered softly, blowing down yellow leaves all over the ground.

rán
tīng
dào
de
xiǎng
shēng
 
yuán
lái
shì
xià
xuě
le
 

Suddenly at night I heard a soft rustling sound; it turned out that snow was falling.

de
shēng
bàn
mián
 

The pitter-patter of rain accompanied me to sleep.