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下雨

xià yǔ · xia yu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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乌(wū)云(yún)是(shì)下(xià)雨(yǔ)的(de)征(zhēng)兆(zhào)。

Dark clouds are a sign of rain.

如(rú)果(guǒ)明(míng)天(tiān)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，我(wǒ)们(men)就(jiù)不(bú)会(huì)去(qù)那(nà)里(lǐ)。

If it rains tomorrow, we'll not go there.

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down; downwards

rain; CL:陣|阵[zhèn],場|场[cháng]

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