shower; sudden rain; intermittent rain
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
a brief period of rain; shower; sudden rainfall with great intensity variation
Often occurs in summer, sometimes accompanied by thunder and lightning. Distinguished from continuous rain or drizzle.
Xià夏
tiān天
wǔ午
hòu后
cháng常
yǒu有
léi雷
zhèn阵
yǔ雨
。
Thunder showers often occur on summer afternoons.
Gāng刚
cái才
tū突
rán然
xià下
le了
yī一
zhèn阵
jí急
yǔ雨
，
xiàn现
zài在
tiān天
qíng晴
le了
。
There was a sudden burst of heavy rain just now, but now the sky has cleared.
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Chū出
mén门
jì记
de得
dài带
sǎn伞
，
jīn今
tiān天
yù预
bào报
yǒu有
zhèn阵
yǔ雨
。
Remember to bring an umbrella when going out; there are showers forecast today.