Definition
雨水 (yǔ shuǐ) has two distinct meanings: the everyday noun 'rainwater', and the proper noun 'Rain Water' – the second of the 24 solar terms (around Feb 19–Mar 5), which marks increasing rainfall and the start of spring farming. Context tells you which sense is intended.
noun
Rain Water (2nd solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar)rainwater
Examples
- 雨水。Yǔ shuǐ shì èrshísì jiéqì 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 guòhòu, nóngmín kāishǐ zhǔnbèi zhòng dì.After Rain Water, farmers start preparing to plant crops.
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