暴雨 (bào yǔ) — torrential rain; rainstorm
Definition
暴雨 is an intense, sustained rainstorm — much heavier than the brief 阵雨 shower. It is counted with 场 or 阵 and can describe a whole rainy event.
noun
torrential rainrainstorm
Measure word · 场, 阵
Examples
- 暴雨。Zuó wǎn de bào yǔ xià le yì zhěng yè.Last night's rainstorm lasted the whole night.
- 暴雨，。Zhè chǎng bào yǔ zhī hòu, jiē shàng dōu shì shuǐ.After this rainstorm, the streets were all flooded.
- 暴雨。bào yǔ Tiān chū mén yào dài sǎn.You should bring an umbrella when going out on a rainstorm day.
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