Meaning of 雨水
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- rainwater; rainfall; rain
- Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 19th February-5th March
How to use 雨水
雨水 is a common noun for rainwater or the amount of rain, often used when talking about weather, crops, or seasons. 今年雨水很多。(Jīnnián yǔshuǐ hěn duō.) There has been a lot of rain this year.
雨 (yǔ) means rain and 水 (shuǐ) means water, so 雨水 is simply the water that falls as rain. Picture the dots inside 雨 as drops landing and pooling into 水.
Common mistake: Learners often use 雨水 as a verb, but it is only a noun. To say "it is raining," use 下雨 (xià yǔ), not 雨水. Also keep the tones clear: third tone on both syllables, so in speech 雨 (yǔ) shifts to a rising second tone before 水 (shuǐ).
雨水 in example sentences
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Stroke order for each character
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雨 yǔ · rain · 8 strokes
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水 shuǐ · water · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 雨水.
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 水果 | shuǐguǒ | fruit |
| 水平 | shuǐpíng | horizontal; level; a standard; a level (of ability, development etc) |
| 药水 | yàoshuǐ | medicine in liquid form; bottled medicine |
| 凉水 | liángshuǐ | cool water; unboiled water |
| 海水 | hǎishuǐ | seawater |
| 汽水 | qìshuǐ | soda pop; carbonated soft drink |
| 泪水 | lèishuǐ | teardrop; tears |
| 矿泉水 | kuàngquánshuǐ | mineral water |
| 开水 | kāishuǐ | boiled water; boiling water |
| 纯净水 | chúnjìngshuǐ | purified water |
| 水分 | shuǐfèn | moisture content; (fig.) overstatement; padding |
Questions about 雨水
What does 雨水 mean?
雨水 (yǔshuǐ) means "rainwater; rainfall; rain" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 雨水?
雨水 is made of 2 characters: 雨 (8 strokes), 水 (4 strokes). That is 12 strokes in total.
Is 雨水 an HSK word?
Yes. 雨水 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the solar term 雨水?
雨水 (Yǔshuǐ) is the 2nd of the 24 solar terms 二十四节气, falling roughly from February 19th to March 5th. It marks the time when rain starts to replace snow.
What is the difference between 雨水 and 雨?
雨 (yǔ) is the general word for rain and appears in many phrases like 下雨 (xià yǔ). 雨水 focuses more on the water itself or the amount of rainfall, as in 雨水充足 (yǔshuǐ chōngzú), plenty of rainfall.