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要下雨了 Pronunciation and Pinyin

要下雨了 Usage and Examples

It's going to rain.

It's about to rain.

Looks like rain.

天要下雨了。

It is going to rain.

看这黑暗的天空,要下雨了。

Look at the dark sky, it's going to rain.

The characters in 要下雨了

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
要
yào9to want or need
下
xià3below, down, next, to descend
雨
yǔ8water falling from clouds
了
le2completion or change

More words starting with 要

  • yào要bù不Otherwise; or else.
  • yào要bù不dé得unacceptable; intolerable
  • yào要bú不shì是but for; if it were not for
  • yào要bù不rán然otherwise; or else
  • yào要bú不yào要Do you want?, Would you like?
  • yào要wéi为to be for, is for
  • yào要shì事Important matter, Priority
  • yào要cóng从To be from, To start from
  • yào要jià价ask a price, asking price
  • yào要zhù住want to live, want to stay
  • yào要bǎo保chí持to maintain, to keep
  • yào要bǎo保chí持qīng清xǐng醒Stay awake, Stay sober

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Questions about 要下雨了

What does 要下雨了 mean in Chinese?

要下雨了 (yào xià yǔ le) means “it's going to rain, it's about to rain, Looks like rain”.

How do you pronounce 要下雨了?

要下雨了 is pronounced yào xià yǔ le in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “It's going to rain.” in Chinese?

“It's going to rain.” is 要下雨了 (yào xià yǔ le) in Chinese.

How is 要下雨了 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 要下雨了, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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