How to pronounce xia yu (下雨) in Chinese
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下雨
xià yǔ
Characters & meanings
down; downwards
rain
Common mistake
Falling + low (4-3): xià drops hard, then yǔ sits low with the ü vowel — rounded lips on "ee". Saying yǔ with plain u turns rain into something else entirely.
Example sentence
明天会下雨。
Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ.
It will rain tomorrow.
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