| 雷阵雨 | léi zhèn yǔ | thunder shower | |
| 雷达 | léi dá | radar (loanword) | |
| 雷雨 | léi yǔ | thunderstorm | |
| 地雷 | dì léi | landmine; Classifiers: 颗 ; (fig.) sore point; weak spot | |
| 雷电 | léi diàn | thunder and lightning |
| 1 | The whole audience was thunderous with applause. | |
| 2 | He is scared of lightning and the sound of thunder. | |
| 3 | The applause thundered as he appeared on stage. | |
| 4 | The thunderbolt scared me. | |
| 5 | It suddenly thundered on a sunny day, and it startled me. |
