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瑞雪 (ruì xuě) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

瑞雪 (ruì xuě) is a Chinese word: auspicious snow. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 瑞雪

名 míng noun

auspicious snow

今年的瑞雪来得正是时候。

jīn nián de ruì xuě lái de zhèng shì shí hou

This year's auspicious snow came at just the right time.

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Word breakdown

瑞 ruì — auspicious, propitious

雪 xuě — snow

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 雪糕 xuě gāo — ice cream bar HSK 5
    • 雪 snow; refers to the frozen, icy nature of the dessert
    • 糕 cake; refers to it being a sweet confection or food product
    Example

    夏天我最喜欢吃雪糕。

    xià tiān wǒ zuì xǐ huan chī xuě gāo

    In summer, I like eating ice cream bars the most.

  • 2 滑雪 huá xuě — to ski HSK 6
    • 滑 to slide, to glide
    • 雪 snow
    Example

    我喜欢在冬天滑雪。

    wǒ xǐ huan zài dōng tiān huá xuě

    I like to ski in winter.

  • 3 冰天雪地 bīng tiān xuě dì — a world of ice and snow HSK 7
    • 冰 ice (covering everything above)
    • 天 sky/heaven (the expanse above)
    • 雪 snow (covering everything below)
    • 地 earth/ground (the surface below)
    Example

    冬天的东北，冰天雪地，非常寒冷。

    dōng tiān de dōng běi bīng tiān xuě dì fēi cháng hán lěng

    In winter, Northeast China is a world of ice and snow, extremely cold.

  • 4 雪上加霜 xuě shàng jiā shuāng — to add insult to injury HSK 7
    • 雪 snow (representing the initial misfortune)
    • 上 on top (indicating position)
    • 加 add (the action of adding more trouble)
    • 霜 frost (representing additional hardship)
    Example

    他生病了，雪上加霜的是还丢了工作。

    tā shēng bìng le xuě shàng jiā shuāng de shì hái diū le gōng zuò

    He got sick, and to add insult to injury, he also lost his job.

  • 5 雪山 xuě shān — snow mountain HSK 7
    Example

    雪山的景色非常美丽。

    xuě shān de jǐng sè fēi cháng měi lì

    The scenery of the snow mountain is very beautiful.

Structure & writing
1 瑞 ruì — auspicious omen; good luck

瑞 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
HSK 1
玩 wán to play (a game) 现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 球 qiú sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)
HSK 3
丢 diū to lose; to misplace 主 zhǔ owner; one who possesses property or power 环 huán ring-shaped object 理 lǐ to govern; to manage; to administer
HSK 4
琴 qín guqin, a plucked string instrument made of paulownia wood, originally with five strings, later seven
HSK 5
润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 玉 yù jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings 玫 méi (lit.) a type of beautiful stone or jade 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature
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珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 璃 li see '玻璃': ① hard, brittle transparent material (glass); ② glass-like plastic
HSK 6
呈 chéng to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as 珠 zhū pearl (also written 真珠), a lustrous spherical gem formed inside certain freshwater or marine mollusks, used in medicine and as an ornament 皇 huáng monarch; emperor
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噩 è frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious 斑 bān spots or stripes of a contrasting color 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 汪 wāng (lit.) deep and vast (of water)
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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty 琢 zuó to ponder repeatedly; to mull over (见"琢磨") 瑕 xiá flaw or blemish in jade; fig. defect or shortcoming 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 璀 cuǐ (lit.) bright and brilliant in color 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade
1.2 耑 duān — beginning, tip, upright — used in personal names
耑 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 6
端 duān upright; proper
HSK 7
喘 chuǎn to breathe rapidly; to pant 揣 chuǎi to estimate; to conjecture; to ponder 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 踹 chuài to kick outward with the sole of the foot

Stroke order

2 雪 xuě — snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C)

雪 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 雨 yǔ — rain (water droplets falling from clouds)
雨 is a component in 14 characters
HSK 1
雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C) 零 líng fragmentary; scattered; small in number (opposite of 整)
HSK 3
需 xū to need, to require
HSK 5
漏 lòu to drip, seep, or fall through a hole or crack 雾 wù fog; mist (tiny water droplets suspended near the ground when temperature drops) 震 zhèn to shake or vibrate violently
HSK 6
雷 léi thunder (the loud sound produced when two oppositely charged clouds discharge electricity) 露 lù dew; water droplets condensed on surfaces near the ground
HSK 7
雹 báo hail; balls or chunks of ice formed by condensation in the atmosphere, often falling with heavy rain, causing damage 霉 méi (of clothes, food, etc.) to become moldy from dampness and heat 霍 huò (lit.) suddenly; swiftly 霜 shuāng frost (white ice crystals formed on surfaces near the ground when temperature drops below 0°C) 霞 xiá rosy clouds; colorful glow in the sky at sunrise or sunset
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霸 bà leader of a feudal alliance in ancient China
2.2 彐 jì — pig's head radical; bristled snout shape
彐 is a component in 18 characters
HSK 1
事 shì matter; affair; everything that happens in nature and society 雪 xuě snow (white crystalline precipitation, typically hexagonal, formed when water vapor freezes below 0°C)
HSK 2
妻 qī wife (opposite of 夫)
HSK 3
当 dāng to serve as; to act as 扫 sǎo to sweep away dust or garbage with a broom
HSK 5
妇 fù married woman; general term for woman 寻 xún ancient unit of length equal to eight chi (also said to be seven or six chi) 录 lù to record; to copy down 慧 huì intelligent; wise 灵 líng flexible; nimble; agile
HSK 6
兼 jiān doubled; combining two portions into one
HSK 7
侵 qīn to invade, to encroach on others' rights 寝 qǐn to sleep 帚 zhǒu broom; tool for sweeping away dust, dirt, and grime 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep
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秉 bǐng (lit.) to hold; to grasp 虐 nüè cruel and vicious

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