pāngtuó
瓢泼
torrential; pouring; heavy (of rain); copious (of tears)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
torrential; pouring (of rain)
literaryMost commonly used in the fixed phrase "滂沱大雨" (pouring rain). It is a literary/descriptive term.
Yī一
chǎng场
pāng滂
tuó沱
dà大
yǔ雨
guò过
hòu后
，
jiē街
dào道
dōu都
jī积
shuǐ水
le了
。
After a torrential downpour, the streets were flooded.
Wài外
miàn面
bào暴
yǔ雨
pāng滂
tuó沱
，
wǒ我
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
dāi待
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
。
It was raining heavily outside, so we had to stay at home.
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Tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
jīn今
tiān天
yǒu有
pāng滂
tuó沱
dà大
yǔ雨
。
The weather forecast says there will be heavy rain today.
adjective
copious; streaming (of tears)
literaryOften used in the phrase "涕泪滂沱" (tears streaming down) or "泪下滂沱" to describe someone crying profusely. This is also a literary usage.
Tīng听
dào到
zhè这
gè个
è噩
hào耗
，
tā她
lèi泪
xià下
pāng滂
tuó沱
。
Upon hearing the bad news, she burst into a flood of tears.
Gù故
shì事
tài太
gǎn感
rén人
le了
，
guān观
zhòng众
men们
tì涕
lèi泪
pāng滂
tuó沱
。
The story was so touching that the audience shed copious tears.