begin to rain; sprinkle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to begin to rain; to sprinkle; to have a few raindrops
informalUsed specifically when the first few raindrops of a shower start to fall, indicating the onset of rain. 儿化音 (érhuàyīn) is typically used in Northern Mandarin dialects.
Diào掉
diǎn点
r儿
le了
，
kuài快
qù去
shōu收
yī衣
fu服
ba吧
！
It's starting to rain, hurry and bring the laundry in!
Gāng刚
diào掉
jǐ几
gè个
diǎn点
r儿
，
yīng应
gāi该
bú不
huì会
xià下
dà大
。
It's just sprinkling a few drops, it probably won't rain heavily.
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Kàn看
yàng样
zi子
yào要
diào掉
diǎn点
r儿
，
chū出
mén门
dài带
bǎ把
sǎn伞
。
It looks like it's going to rain, take an umbrella when you go out.