dà yǔ

大 雨

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NPCR2

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n.heavy rain; downpour; drenching rain; torrents of rain
- xià dà yǔ le
  下大雨了。
  It is raining heavily.
- bǐ sài yīn dà yǔ qǔ xiāo le
  比赛因大雨取消了。
  The game was cancelled owing to torrential rain.
- wǒ men chū fā shí zhèng xià zhe dà yǔ
  我们出发时正下着大雨。
  It was raining hard when we set off.
synonym
bào yǔ暴雨 háo yǔ豪雨
2
n.rainfall reaching a level of 25 50 mm. within 24 hours
- jiāng yǒu dà yǔ yǒu xiē dì fang huì fàn làn chéng zāi
  将有大雨，有些地方会泛滥成灾。
  There will be heavy rain with flooding in some areas.

common measure word
"大雨" is often matched with measure word "场"or"阵".
- 一场大雨
  one heavy rain
- 一阵大雨
  one heavy rain

大雨