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Meaning of 雷

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Pinyin: léi
English Definition: thunder; mine (weapon); (Internet slang) terrifying; terrific
Chinese Definition:
①由于下雨时带异性电的两块云相接,空中闪电发出的强大的声音:雷电。雷鸣。雷动。雷雨。雷霆。雷厉风行。
②军事用的爆炸武器:地雷。鱼雷。布雷。扫雷。雷管。
③(雷池)古水名,在今中国安徽省望江县。现用于成语“不敢越雷雷一步”,喻不敢越出一定的范围。
④姓氏。
Total strokes: 13; Radical:
Ideographic: A storm over the fields
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Example Words
雷阵雨 léi zhèn thunder shower
雷达 léi radar (loanword)
雷雨 léi thunderstorm
地雷 léi landmine; Classifiers: ; (fig.) sore point; weak spot
雷电 léi diàn thunder and lightning
More: 雷* | *雷 | *雷*
Example Sentences
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.