xiǎoyǔ

小雨

Word · Noun

light rain; drizzle

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Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

noun

light rain; drizzle

General term for rain that is not heavy, often pleasant or gentle.

Jīn今
tiān天
xià下
xiǎo小
yǔ雨
 ,
jì记
de得
dài带
sǎn伞
 。

It's drizzling today, remember to bring an umbrella.

Xiǎo小
yǔ雨
zī滋
rùn润
le了
gān干
hàn旱
de的
tián田
yě野
 。

The light rain moistened the dry fields.

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Jiāng江
nán南
de的
chūn春
tiān天
duō多
xiǎo小
yǔ雨
 ,
kōng空
qì气
hěn很
qīng清
xīn新
 。

Spring in Jiangnan has a lot of light rain, and the air is very fresh.

2.

noun

light rain (meteorological term: precipitation of less than 10mm in 24 hours or less than 2.5mm in one hour)

formal

Technical meteorological definition used in weather forecasting and climatology.

Qì气
xiàng象
yù预
bào报
shuō说
míng明
tiān天
yǒu有
xiǎo小
yǔ雨
 。

The weather forecast says there will be light rain tomorrow.

Xiǎo小
yǔ雨
jí级
bié别
de的
jiàng降
shuǐ水
liàng量
tōng通
cháng常
bù不
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
jiāo交
tōng通
 。

Light rain precipitation levels usually do not affect traffic.