今天是“雨水”，二十四节气中的第二个节气。
“雨水”是有关降水的节气。
这个节气开始，天气变得暖和，雨会变多、变大。
春天到了。
因为春天的雨很珍贵，所以有“春雨贵如油”的说法。
这一天，已经结婚的女儿们要回家看爸爸妈妈，还要送给妈妈一段红绸和一罐炖肉。
“好雨知时节，当春乃发生。
随风潜入夜，润物细无声。
”也是很有名的唐代诗句，说的就是春雨。
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| Chinese | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīn tiān | today |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only) |
| 雨水 | Yǔ shuǐ | Yushui or Rain Water, 2nd of the 24 solar terms |
| 二 | èr | two / 2 |
| 十 | shí | ten / 10 |
| 四 | sì | four / 4 |
| 节气 | jié qì | solar term |
| 中 | zhōng | within; among; in |
| 的 | de | possessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression) |
| 第 | dì | (prefix indicating ordinal number) |
| 个 | gè | classifier for people or objects in general |
| 有关 | yǒu guān | related to / concerning |
| 降水 | jiàng shuǐ | rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology) |
| 这 | zhè | this; these |
| 开始 | kāi shǐ | to begin / to start |
| 天气 | tiān qì | weather |
| 变得 | biàn de | to become |
| 暖和 | nuǎn huo | warm / nice and warm |
| 雨 | yǔ | rain |
| 会 | huì | to be likely to; to be sure to |
| 变 | biàn | to change / to become different / to transform / to vary |
| 多 | duō | many; much; more; a lot of |
| 大 | dà | big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest |
| 春天 | chūn tiān | spring (season) |
| 到 | dào | to reach; to arrive / to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point) / (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point) |
| 了 | le | (completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now) |
| 因为 | yīn wèi | because; owing to; on account of |
| 很 | hěn | very; quite |
| 珍贵 | zhēn guì | precious |
| 所以 | suǒ yǐ | therefore / as a result / so |
| 有 | yǒu | to have; there is |
| 春雨贵如油 | chūn yǔ guì rú yóu | Spring rain is as precious as oil; spring showers are extremely valuable for crops. |
| 说法 | shuō fa | way of speaking / wording / formulation / one's version (of events) / statement / theory / hypothesis / interpretation |
| 一 | yī | one / single / a (article) |
| 天 | tiān | day |
| 已经 | yǐ jīng | already |
| 结婚 | jié hūn | to marry; to get married |
| 女儿 | nǚ ér | daughter |
| 们 | men | plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals |
| 要 | yào | will; shall; about to / need to; should / if |
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 看 | kàn | to see; to look at / to read / to watch / to visit; to call on / to consider; to regard as / to look after / to treat (a patient or illness) / to depend on / to feel (that) / (after a verb) to give it a try / to watch out for |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad |
| 妈妈 | mā ma | mama / mommy / mother |
| 还要 | hái yào | also; in addition; moreover |
| 送 | sòng | to give (as a present) |
| 给 | gěi | to / for / for the benefit of / to do sth (for sb) |
| 段 | duàn | classifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc |
| 红绸 | hóng chóu | red silk; a piece of red silk cloth |
| 和 | hé | and; together with |
| 罐 | guàn | can / jar / pot |
| 炖肉 | dùn ròu | stewed meat |
| 好雨知时节 | hǎo yǔ zhī shí jié | A poetic line meaning “timely good rain”; the rain falls at the right season/time. |
| 当春乃发生 | dāng chūn nǎi fā shēng | in springtime, it then begins to fall |
| 随风潜入夜 | suí fēng qián rù yè | (of fine rain) to slip in silently at night with the wind; used in the line "with the wind it enters the night, quietly nourishing all things." |
| 润物细无声 | rùn wù xì wú shēng | (of timely rain or subtle influence) silently nourishes and benefits things without making a sound. |
| 也 | yě | also; too; as well; (not ...) either |
| 有名 | yǒu míng | famous / well-known |
| 唐代 | Táng dài | Tang dynasty (618–907) |
| 诗句 | shī jù | verse |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to talk; to say |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely / only; simply; just / even; even if |
| 春 | chūn | spring (season) / love / lust / life |