冰雹 (bīng báo) — hail (weather phenomenon); hailstone

Definition

Examples

• 昨天下午下了一场冰雹。
  Zuó tiān xià wǔ xià le yì chǎng bīng báo.
  Yesterday afternoon there was a hailstorm.
• 这些冰雹像乒乓球一样大。
  Zhè xiē bīng báo xiàng pīng pāng qiú yí yàng dà.
  These hailstones are as big as ping-pong balls.
• 砸在屋顶上的冰雹声音很大。
  Zá zài wū dǐng shàng de bīng báo shēng yīn hěn dà.
  The hailstones hitting the roof made a loud noise.