xià xuě
snow; snowing
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下雪了，我们去堆雪人吧！
xià xuě le, wǒ men qù duī xuě rén ba!
It's snowing, let's go build a snowman!
下雪天，我喜欢在窗边看雪景。
xià xuě tiān, wǒ xǐ huan zài chuāng biān kàn xuě jǐng.
On snowy days, I like to watch the snow scene by the window.
下雪后，地面上覆盖了一层厚厚的积雪。
xià xuě hòu, dì miàn shàng fù gài le yī céng hòu hòu de jī xuě.
After the snow, the ground was covered with a thick layer of snow.
飘雪 (piāo xuě)
snowing
瑞雪 (ruì xuě)
auspicious snow
晴天 (qíng tiān)
sunny day
雨天 (yǔ tiān)
rainy day
The Chinese word 下雪 (xià xuě) for "snowing" is composed of two characters: 下 (xià) and 雪 (xuě). The character 下 originally meant "to descend" or "to go down", and it is often used in compounds to indicate a downward motion or position. In the context of 下雪, it refers to the snowflakes falling from the sky. The character 雪, on the other hand, originally meant "ice" or "frost", and it is often used in compounds related to cold weather or winter. When combined together, 下雪 literally means "snow descending", which accurately describes the phenomenon of snowfall. It's worth noting that the pronunciation of 雪 (xuě) changes to xiě when it is used in certain compounds, such as 下雪 (xià xiě). This is due to a phonological rule in Mandarin Chinese known as "sandhi", which affects the pronunciation of certain characters when they are combined with others.
