雷

Thunder in Chinese: 雷 (léi)

léi

thunder

HSK 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1thunder
  2. 2(bound form) (military) mine, as in 雷 land mine
  3. 3(coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound
  4. 4(Tw) (coll.) spoiler
  5. 5(Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)

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雷

Zhuyin

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ㄌㄟˊ

léi

ㄌ/ lㄟ/ eiˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 电闪雷鸣。

    diàn shǎn léi míng。

    There is lightning.

  • 树高遭雷击。

    shù gāo zāo léi jī。

    The taller the tree, the more likely it is to be struck by lightning.

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Related words

打雷

dǎ léi

to rumble with thunder

雷同

léi tóng

mirroring others

类

lèi

kind

厘米

lí mǐ

centimeter

离婚

lí hūn

to divorce

梨

lí

pear

礼拜天

lǐ bài tiān

Sunday

理论

lǐ lùn

theory

理由

lǐ yóu

reason

力量

lì liang

power

立方

lì fāng

cube (math.)

立即

lì jí

immediately

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