---
title: "Yushui Meaning: 雨水 (yǔshuǐ) Means “rain”"
description: "雨水 (yǔshuǐ) means “rain; rainwater”. Hear its tones, see what 雨 and 水 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yushui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 雨水 mean?

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雨水 yǔshuǐ

## rain; rainwater

## It can also mean

- Rain Water (2nd of the 24 solar terms)

## Its characters

1. 雨 yǔ rain
2. 水 shuǐ water

## In a sentence

今年夏天雨水特别多。 There has been a lot of rain this summer.

阿杰二十五六岁，个子很高，每次来，衣服上都是**雨水**。

From [星期五（下） · Friday (part 2)](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/friday-again-easy-chinese-time-loop-story-2#library-word-263-265)

[More about 雨水](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%9B%A8%E6%B0%B4)

## More words with 雨 or 水

- [暴雨 bàoyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baoyu)
- [淡水 dànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/danshui)
- [风水 fēngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengshui)
- [风雨 fēngyǔ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/fengyu)
- [汗水 hànshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanshui)
- [洪水 hóngshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hongshui)
- [划水 huáshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huashui)
- [开水 kāishuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kaishui)
- [口水 kǒushuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/koushui)
- [矿泉水 kuàngquánshuǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kuangquanshui)

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