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雷 léi

thunder

Strokes
13
Level
HSK 5
Radical
雨
Type
Ideograph
Made of 雨田 ⿱雨田

Memory hint: A storm 雨 over the fields 田

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  1. 外面在打雷。
    Wàimian zài dǎléi.
    It's thundering outside.
    outside at strike-thunder
  2. 昨晚的雷声大不大？
    Zuówǎn de léishēng dà bu dà?
    Was last night's thunder loud?
    last-night (particle) thunder-sound big not big (question)
  3. 快把窗户关上，要打雷了。
    Kuài bǎ chuānghu guānshàng, yào dǎléi le.
    Quickly close the window, it's about to thunder.
    quickly (object-marker) window close, about strike-thunder (particle)
  4. 今天没有打雷。
    Jīntiān méiyǒu dǎléi.
    It didn't thunder today.
    today not-have strike-thunder
  5. 下雨前，天空常常先打雷。
    Xiàyǔ qián, tiānkōng chángcháng xiān dǎléi.
    Before it rains, the sky often thunders first.
    fall-rain before, sky often first strike-thunder

Words with 雷 (3)