倾盆

傾盆

qīngpén

verb

Meanings

HSK 4

我刚出门，雨就倾盆而下。

Wǒ gāng chūmén, yǔ jiù qīngpén ér xià.

Just as I stepped out, the rain came pouring down.

HSK 7-9

暴雨如倾盆一般，街道很快就积满了水。

Bàoyǔ rú qīngpén yìbān, jiēdào hěn kuài jiù jīmǎn le shuǐ.

The rain came down in sheets, and the streets were soon flooded.

memory

倾 is to tip over and 盆 a basin: rain as if someone had emptied a huge washbasin over your head. The word is mostly used in 倾盆大雨 and 大雨倾盆.

倾 qīng

盆 pén