rain streaks; falling rain in lines
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
rain falling in continuous streaks or lines; sheets of rain
literaryA literary and poetic term describing rain that falls in dense, unbroken lines resembling threads or hemp fibers. Commonly used in classical poetry and descriptive prose.
Yǔ雨
jiǎo脚
rú如
má麻
wèi未
duàn断
jué绝
。
The rain falls in streaks like hemp threads, unceasing.
Tái抬
tóu头
wàng望
qù去
，
zhǐ只
jiàn见
yǔ雨
jiǎo脚
xì细
mì密
，
xiàng像
yī一
zhāng张
yín银
sè色
de的
lián帘
zi子
guà挂
zài在
tiān天
biān边
。
Looking up, one could see only dense streaks of rain, like a silver curtain hanging at the horizon.
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Chuāng窗
wài外
de的
yǔ雨
jiǎo脚
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
xī稀
le了
，
tiān天
kuài快
qíng晴
le了
。
The streaks of rain outside the window gradually thinned; the sky would soon clear.
Yǔ雨
jiǎo脚
qiāo敲
dǎ打
zhe着
bā芭
jiāo蕉
yè叶
，
fā发
chū出
qīng清
cuì脆
de的
shēng声
xiǎng响
。
The falling rain beat against the banana leaves, producing a crisp sound.