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雨水 (Yǔ shuǐ) — Rain Water (2nd solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar); rainwater

Definition

Two related meanings: the literal 'rainwater' that has fallen, and Yǔshuǐ (capitalized), the 2nd of the 24 traditional solar terms in late February / early March.

noun
Rain Water (2nd solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar)rainwater

Examples

  • 雨水。
    Yǔ shuǐ Shì èr shí sì jié qì zhōng de dì èr gè.
    Rain Water is the second of the 24 solar terms.
  • ，雨水。
    Xià yǔ hòu, dì shàng yǒu hěn duō Yǔ shuǐ.
    After it rains, there is a lot of rainwater on the ground.
  • 雨水，。
    Yǔ shuǐ Guò hòu, nóng mín kāi shǐ zhǔn bèi zhòng dì.
    After Rain Water, farmers start preparing to plant crops.

Origin

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.

雨yǔrain
水shuǐwater

雨 (rain) names the source of 水 (water), giving rainwater or the solar term.

Characters in this word

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.

Open 雨 →

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

水 is a simple drawing of water flowing.

Open 水 →
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