小雨
xiǎo yǔ
Pinyin

Definition

小雨
 - 
xiǎo yǔ
  1. light rain
  2. drizzle

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

小
xiǎo
  1. 1 small
  2. 2 tiny
  3. 3 few
  4. 4 young
小小
xiǎo xiǎo
  1. 1 very small
  2. 2 very few
  3. 3 very minor
小时
xiǎo shí
  1. 1 hour
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
雨
yǔ
  1. 1 rain
  2. 2 CL:陣|阵[zhèn],場|场[cháng]
下雨
xià yǔ
  1. 1 to rain
冒雨
mào yǔ
  1. 1 to brave the rain
大小
dà xiǎo
  1. 1 dimension
  2. 2 magnitude
  3. 3 size
  4. 4 measurement
  5. 5 large and small
  6. 6 at any rate
  7. 7 adults and children
  8. 8 consideration of seniority
大雨
dà yǔ
  1. 1 heavy rain
  2. 2 CL:場|场[cháng]
小丑
xiǎo chǒu
  1. 1 clown
小事
xiǎo shì
  1. 1 trifle
  2. 2 trivial matter
  3. 3 CL:點|点[diǎn]
小伙
xiǎo huǒ
  1. 1 young guy
  2. 2 lad
  3. 3 youngster
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
小伙子
xiǎo huǒ zi
  1. 1 young man
  2. 2 young guy
  3. 3 lad
  4. 4 youngster
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
小便
xiǎo biàn
  1. 1 to urinate
  2. 2 to pass water
  3. 3 urine
小偷
xiǎo tōu
  1. 1 thief
小区
xiǎo qū
  1. 1 neighborhood
  2. 2 district
小吃
xiǎo chī
  1. 1 snack
  2. 2 refreshments
  3. 3 CL:家[jiā]
小品
xiǎo pǐn
  1. 1 short, simple literary or artistic creation
  2. 2 essay
  3. 3 skit
小型
xiǎo xíng
  1. 1 small scale
  2. 2 small size
小妹
xiǎo mèi
  1. 1 little sister
  2. 2 girl
  3. 3 (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
小姐
xiǎo jie
  1. 1 young lady
  2. 2 miss
  3. 3 (slang) prostitute
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]

Idioms (20)

一雨成秋
yī yǔ chéng qiū
  1. 1 a sudden shower towards the end of summer brings an abrupt arrival of autumn (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不拘小节
bù jū xiǎo jié
  1. 1 to not bother about trifles (idiom)
干打雷，不下雨
gān dǎ léi , bù xià yǔ
  1. 1 all thunder but no rain (idiom)
  2. 2 a lot of noise but no action
以小人之心，度君子之腹
yǐ xiǎo rén zhī xīn , duó jūn zǐ zhī fù
  1. 1 to gauge the heart of a gentleman with one's own mean measure (idiom)
以小挤大
yǐ xiǎo jǐ dà
  1. 1 minor projects eclipse major ones (idiom)
升斗小民
shēng dǒu xiǎo mín
  1. 1 poor people (idiom)
  2. 2 those who live from hand to mouth
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
  2. 2 fig. to stir up troubles
唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
  2. 2 to exercise magical powers
  3. 3 fig. to stir up troubles
  4. 4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]
因小失大
yīn xiǎo shī dà
  1. 1 to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)
大事化小，小事化了
dà shì huà xiǎo , xiǎo shì huà liǎo
  1. 1 to turn big problems into small ones, and small problems into no problems at all (idiom)
大材小用
dà cái xiǎo yòng
  1. 1 using a talented person in an insignificant position (idiom)
  2. 2 a sledgehammer to crack a nut
大处着眼，小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大街小巷
dà jiē xiǎo xiàng
  1. 1 great streets and small alleys (idiom); everywhere in the city
大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
  1. 1 to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)
天要落雨，娘要嫁人
tiān yào luò yǔ , niáng yào jià rén
  1. 1 the rain will fall, the womenfolk will marry (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the natural order of things
  3. 3 something you can't go against
天雨路滑
tiān yù lù huá
  1. 1 roads are slippery due to rain (idiom)
天雨顺延
tiān yǔ shùn yán
  1. 1 weather permitting (idiom)
小不忍则乱大谋
xiǎo bù rěn zé luàn dà móu
  1. 1 (idiom) great plans can be ruined by just a touch of impatience
小人得志
xiǎo rén dé zhì
  1. 1 lit. a vile character flourishes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. an inferior person gets into a position of power, becoming conceited and arrogant

Sample Sentences

其实没您想得那么糟。那个女孩子叫张小雨是吗？她有时候会来我家玩，他俩在一起的时候我和他妈都留意过，基本上都是在学习。
qíshí méi nín xiǎng de nàme zāo 。nàge nǚháizi jiào Zhāngxiǎoyǔ shìma ？tā yǒushíhou huì lái wǒjiā wán ，tāliǎ zàiyīqǐ de shíhou wǒ hé tā mā dōu liúyì guò ，jīběnshang dōu shì zài xuéxí 。
Actually, it's not as bad as you think. That girl's name is Zhang Xiaoyu, right? She comes to my home to have fun. His mom and I have noticed that when the two of them are together, on the whole they are studying.
Go to Lesson 
对了，小雨呢？
duìle ，Xiǎoyǔ ne ？
Oh, where's Xiaoyu?
Go to Lesson 
哎，小雨回来啦。
āi ，Xiǎoyǔ huílai la 。
Oh, Xiaoyu's back.
Go to Lesson 
哈哈。对了，小雨怎么还没回来？宿舍大门已经关了。
hāhā 。duìle ，Xiǎoyǔ zěnme hái méi huílai ？sùshè dàmén yǐjīng guān le 。
Haha. Oh right. Why hasn't Xiao Yu not come back yet? The dormitory doors are already closed.
Go to Lesson 
小雨,听说明天会有卫生抽查是吗?
Xiǎoyǔ ,tīngshuō míngtiān huì yǒu wèishēng chōuchá shì ma ?
Xiao Yu, I heard that tomorrow there will be a sanitation spot-check, right?
Go to Lesson 
那是因为你们都是大一的新生。我大一的时候也很乖。不信你问小雨。
nà shì yīnwèi nǐmen dōu shì dàyī de xīnshēng 。wǒ dàyī de shíhou yě hěn guāi 。bùxìn nǐ wèn Xiǎoyǔ 。
That's because you are all new first-year students. When I was a first-year, I was well-behaved too. If you don't believe me, ask Xiaoyu.
Go to Lesson 
明天有小雨。
míngtiān yǒu xiǎoyǔ 。
Tomorrow there's going to be light rain.
Go to Lesson 
小雨，你要答应我，万一检查出什么，你可不能离开我！能答应我吗？
Xiǎoyǔ ，nǐ yào dāying wǒ ，wànyī jiǎnchá chū shénme ，nǐ kě bùnéng líkāi wǒ ！néng dāying wǒ ma ？
Xiao Yu, you have to agree to something: no matter what the exam finds, you won't leave me! Can you agree to that?
Go to Lesson 
小雨，你是我的初恋，也是我未来的老婆！我除了你就没交过第二个女朋友！我们谈恋爱都七年了。我真搞不懂你干吗非要做这个检查！
Xiǎoyǔ ，nǐ shì wǒ de chūliàn ，yě shì wǒ wèilái de lǎopó ！wǒ chúle nǐ jiù méi jiāo guo dì èr ge nǚpéngyou ！wǒmen tán liàn ài dōu qī nián le 。wǒ zhēn gǎobudǒng nǐ gànmá fēiyào zuò zhè ge jiǎnchá ！
Xiao Yu, you were my first love, and you're my future wife! I've never had another girlfriend. We've been together for seven years! I just can't figure out why you're so determined to get a checkup!
Go to Lesson 
小雨，到这个时候，你反而不信任我了？
Xiǎoyǔ ，dào zhège shíhòu ，nǐ fǎn ér bù xìnrèn wǒ le ？
Xiao Yu, we've gotten this far, and you don't trust me anymore?
Go to Lesson