起雨: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (Wiktionary)

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
我们才一到家就下起雨来了。
我們才一到家就下起雨來了。
wǒ men cái yī dào jiā jiù xià qǐ yǔ lái le 。
- Hardly had we come home when it began to rain.
- It started raining as soon as we got home.
Mandarin
刚想骑单车去，却下起雨了。
剛想騎單車去，卻下起雨了。
gāng xiǎng qí dān chē qù ， què xià qǐ yǔ le 。
- I was thinking that I would go there by bicycle, but it began to rain.
- I was thinking that I'd go there by bicycle, but it began to rain.
Mandarin
突然天下起雨来。
突然天下起雨來。
tū rán tiān xià qǐ yǔ lái 。
- It suddenly began raining.
Mandarin
我的干衣服又湿了，因为突然下起雨了。
我的乾衣服又濕了，因為突然下起雨了。
wǒ de gān yī fú yòu shī le ， yīn wèi tū rán xià qǐ yǔ le 。
- My dried out clothes are getting wet because it is suddenly raining.

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

起雨 [－－]