hail; hailstone
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Meanings
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hail; hailstone; pellets of frozen rain
Refers to small balls of ice that fall from the sky during thunderstorms. Common in northern China during summer storms.
Gāng刚
cái才
xià下
le了
yī一
chǎng场
báo雹
zi子
，
bǎ把
yuàn院
zi子
lǐ里
de的
huā花
dōu都
dǎ打
huài坏
le了
。
There was just a hailstorm, and it destroyed all the flowers in the courtyard.
Xià夏
tiān天
de的
báo雹
zi子
lái来
de得
kuài快
qù去
de得
yě也
kuài快
。
Summer hail comes quickly and disappears just as fast.
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Nóng农
mín民
zuì最
pà怕
shōu收
zhuāng庄
jia稼
de的
shí时
hou候
xià下
báo雹
zi子
。
Farmers fear hail the most during harvest time.