下雪

• 拼音: xià xuě
• 汉字拆解: 下 = indicator showing below a reference line; 雪 = 雨 (rain) + 彐 (hand), originally showing hands clearing snow

含义

To snow. Describes the weather phenomenon of snow falling.

A verb-object compound meaning 'to fall snow.' The 下 here means 'to fall' (as in precipitation). Can be separated: 下了一场雪 (it snowed once). Related: 下雨 (to rain), 下冰雹 (to hail).

例句

1. 今天外面下雪了。
2. 北京冬天经常下雪。
3. 孩子们看到下雪很高兴。

用法指南

语境: weather, seasons, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 明天可能会下雪。(It might snow tomorrow.)
• 昨天下了很大的雪。(It snowed heavily yesterday.)

错误说法

• 说下雪水来表示雨夹雪 (Don't say 下雪水 for sleet — the correct term is 雨夹雪)

起源与历史

下 (xià, to fall/descend) + 雪 (xuě, snow). A verb-object compound meaning 'snow falls.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal