暴雨 bàoyǔ torrential rain
torrential rain; rainstorm
How to remember 暴雨: 暴 violent + 雨 rain = torrential rain.
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How it is used
- A torrential downpour / rainstorm - 暴雨来了 (bàoyǔ láile) a rainstorm has come.
- Stronger than 大雨 (dàyǔ, heavy rain); a meteorological grade of intense rain. Measure word 场 (a whole spell) or 阵 (a burst). 暴 here means "violent, sudden."
Example sentences
- 今天又下暴雨了。 Jīntiān yòu xià bàoyǔ le.It poured down again today.