Usage note
暴雨表示很大的雨。
bào yǔ biǎo shì hěn dà de yǔ。
暴雨 means very heavy rain.
Context note
暴雨常用于天气预报和紧急提醒。
bào yǔ cháng yòng yú tiān qì yù bào hé jǐn jí tí xǐng。
It is often used in weather forecasts and emergency warnings.
5 examples
今晚有暴雨。
jīn wǎn yǒu bào yǔ。
There will be heavy rain tonight.
暴雨把路淹了。
bào yǔ bǎ lù yān le。
The heavy rain flooded the road.
遇到暴雨要小心。
yù dào bào yǔ yào xiǎo xīn。
Be careful when encountering heavy rain.
暴雨过后天晴了。
bào yǔ guò hòu tiān qíng le。
After the heavy rain, the sky cleared.
学校因为暴雨停课。
xué xiào yīn wèi bào yǔ tíng kè。
The school closed because of the heavy rain.
5 mini stories
暴雨来了，大家赶紧回家。
bào yǔ lái le， dà jiā gǎn jǐn huí jiā。
The heavy rain came, and everyone rushed home.
他在暴雨中等车。
tā zài bào yǔ zhōng děng chē。
He waited for the bus in the heavy rain.
暴雨后，空气变得很清新。
bào yǔ hòu， kōng qì biàn de hěn qīng xīn。
After the heavy rain, the air became fresh.
妈妈提醒孩子不要在暴雨里玩。
mā ma tí xǐng hái zi bú yào zài bào yǔ lǐ wán。
Mom reminded the child not to play in heavy rain.
这场暴雨持续了很久。
zhè chǎng bào yǔ chí xù le hěn jiǔ。
This heavy rain lasted a long time.
Mini dialogue
暴雨天
A
外面下暴雨了，别出去。
Wàimiàn xià bàoyǔ le, bié chūqù.
It's torrential rain outside, don't go out.
B
好的，暴雨天待在家里最安全。
Hǎo de, bàoyǔ tiān dāi zài jiālǐ zuì ānquán.
Okay, staying home is safest during torrential rain.
带伞
A
天气预报说今天有暴雨。
Tiānqì yùbào shuō jīntiān yǒu bàoyǔ.
The weather forecast says there will be torrential rain today.
B
那我们带伞吧，暴雨会很大。
Nà wǒmen dài sǎn ba, bàoyǔ huì hěn dà.
Then let's bring an umbrella; the torrential rain will be heavy.
Related words and contrasts
similar
大雨
dà yǔ
heavy rain
Both mean heavy rain, but 暴雨 is more intense.
opposite
晴天
qíngtiān
sunny day
Opposite weather condition.