pouring (rain); torrential
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to pour down (like water from a basin); to dump
Almost always used in the set phrase 倾盆大雨 (pouring rain). Literally means to tilt/pour out a basin.
Wài外
miàn面
xià下
qǐ起
le了
qīng倾
pén盆
dà大
yǔ雨
。
It's pouring rain outside.
Bào暴
yǔ雨
qīng倾
pén盆
，
jiē街
dào道
shùn瞬
jiān间
biàn变
chéng成
le了
hé河
liú流
。
The rain was pouring down in torrents, and the streets instantly turned into rivers.
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Dà大
yǔ雨
qīng倾
pén盆
ér而
xià下
，
wǒ我
men们
bèi被
kùn困
zài在
le了
chē车
zhàn站
。
The rain was coming down in buckets, and we were trapped at the bus station.