How to say “heavy rain” in Chinese
3 phrases · Tourist, Learner, and Local levels · with pronunciation
下大雨了。
🔊 Xià dà yǔ le
Literally: “Big rain fell.”
💡 大 = big/heavy
外面下大雨了，最好别出门。
🔊 Wài miàn xià dà yǔ le, zuì hǎo bié chū mén
Literally: “Outside heavy rain, best not to go out.”
💡 最好别 = best not to, common advice structure
外面倾盆大雨，根本没法出门！
🔊 Wài miàn qīng pén dà yǔ, gēn běn méi fǎ chū mén!
Literally: “Outside torrential rain, absolutely no way to go out!”
💡 倾盆大雨 = classic idiom (pouring basin); 根本没法 = absolutely no way
About these Chinese phrases
These Chinese weather phrases cover three levels of fluency for expressing heavy rain conditions. The Tourist phrase is what any beginner can use immediately. The Learner phrase sounds natural in everyday conversation. The Local phrase uses authentic idioms and expressions that native speakers actually use — the kind of phrase that makes locals smile when they hear a foreigner use it.
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