下雨了

xiàyǔle

It’s raining.

Wiktionary

Examples

要下雨了，我敢肯定。

It's going to rain, for sure.

Source: Tatoeba

下雨了，但是我依然需要出去。

Although it was raining, I had to go out.

Source: Tatoeba

下雨了。我们找地方躲一下吧。

It's raining. Let's take shelter.

Source: Tatoeba

外面下雨了，记得回家把窗关上。

It's raining outside. Don't forget to close the windows when you get back home.

Source: Tatoeba

好像快要下雨了。我們把窗關上吧。

It looks like rain. We had better shut the windows.

Source: Tatoeba

因为下雨了，球场上没有很多观众。

There weren't many spectators at the game because of the rain.

Source: Tatoeba

因为下雨了，所以我们就待在家里面。

We are staying at home because it's raining.

Source: Tatoeba

因为今天下雨了，所以我不能骑自行车。

I can't ride a bike because it is raining today.

Source: Tatoeba

刚才天气还很好，怎么会突然下雨了呢？

The weather was great just a moment ago. How is it suddenly raining now?

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

1 下雨 xiàyǔ to rain
=2 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=2 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=2 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=2 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào