降雨 (jiàng yǔ) — (verb-object, formal) to have rainfall; precipitation (meteorological)

Definition

Formal/meteorological 'rainfall, precipitation' — a verb-object phrase (降 + 雨) used in forecasts and reports, more written than 下雨.

verb
(verb-object, formal) to have rainfallprecipitation (meteorological)

Examples

  • 降雨
    Yù jì míng tiān quán shì jiāng yǒu jiàng yǔ.
    It is forecast that there will be rainfall across the city tomorrow.
  • Zhè ge dì qū nián píng jūn jiàng yǔ liàng wèi bā bǎi háo mǐ.
    The average annual rainfall in this region is 800 millimeters.
  • Zuó tiān yè lǐ jiàng le yì chǎng dà yǔ.
    A heavy rain fell last night.
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