How to Say "It's raining" in Chinese (Mandarin): 下雨了!

下雨了!
Xià yǔ le!
It's raining!
- Simplified
- 下雨了!
- Traditional
- 下雨了!
- Pinyin
- Xià yǔ le!
The characters in 下雨了!
下
Down; to fall.
3 strokes
雨
Rain.
8 strokes
Rain and snow "come down" in Chinese: 下雨 (rain falls), 下雪 (snow falls). 了 shows it has started.
More examples with 下雨了!
下雨了,快回家!
Xià yǔ le, kuài huí jiā!
It's raining, hurry home!
明天会下雨吗?
明天會下雨嗎?
Míngtiān huì xià yǔ ma?
Will it rain tomorrow?
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