下雪
HSK 2 (2021)
下雪 (xià xuě) · to snow
下雪 (xià xuě) means “to snow”. It is written with 2 characters: 下 (down) + 雪 (snow). It is an HSK 2 word in the 2021 standard.
How 下雪 is built
The characters
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
雪 xuě · snow
What 雪 is made of
- 雨yǔ — rain
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 雨 gives the meaning, 彐 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
外面下雪了。Wàimiàn xià xuě le.It's snowing outside.
北京冬天下雪吗？Běijīng dōngtiān xià xuě ma?Does it snow in Beijing in winter?
Questions about 下雪
What does 下雪 mean?
下雪 (xià xuě) means “to snow”.
How do you pronounce 下雪?
下雪 is pronounced xià xuě.
Which HSK level is 下雪?
下雪 is in HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
- 下次xiàcìnext time
- 下课xiàkèto finish class
- 下午xiàwǔafternoon
- 下雨xiàyǔto rain
- 一下儿yīxiàra little while
- 坐下zuòxiato sit down
Learn 下雪 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.