大雨 (dà yǔ) — heavy rain | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

heavy rain

Measure word · 场

大雨，。
Zuó tiān xià le chǎng dà yǔ, lù shang quán shì shuǐ.
It rained heavily yesterday, and the roads were all covered with water.
大雨。
dà yǔ Tiān kāi chē yí dìng yào xiǎo xīn.
You must be very careful when driving in heavy rain.
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Yù bào shuō míng tiān yǒu dà yǔ.
The forecast says there will be heavy rain tomorrow.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

It combines 大 'big' with 雨 'rain' to mean rain that falls heavily.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 雨 is an old picture of a cloud with rain drops falling from it; the top line was added later.

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