阵雨 (zhèn yǔ) — brief rain shower

Definition

阵雨 is a short, passing rain shower — much lighter and briefer than 暴雨 (torrential rain). Contrast with 风雨, which pairs wind and rain, often figuratively for life's hardships.

noun
brief rain shower
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Examples

  • 阵雨
    Tiān qì yù bào shuō xià wǔ yǒu zhèn yǔ.
    The weather forecast says there will be a shower in the afternoon.
  • 阵雨
    Gāng cái nà chǎng zhèn yǔ xià dé zhēn dà.
    That shower just now was really heavy.
  • 阵雨
    zhèn yǔ Tíng le, wǒ men chū qù zǒu zǒu ba.
    The shower has stopped; let's go out for a walk.

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