春天 chūn tiān spring (season) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 下雨 xià yǔ to rain syn 改天 gǎi tiān another day / some other time / to find another day (for appointment etc) / to take a rain check syn 温泉 溫泉 wēn quán hot spring / spa / onsen syn 泡汤 泡湯 pào tāng (coll.) to fizzle out / to come to nothing / to dawdle / to stall / (Tw) to have a soak in a hot spring bath syn 弹簧 彈簧 tán huáng spring syn 雨水 yǔ shuǐ rainwater / rainfall / rain syn 大雨 dà yǔ heavy rain / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 春假 chūn jià spring break 崛起 jué qǐ to rise abruptly (to a towering position) / to tower over / to spring up / to emerge suddenly / the emergence (e.g. of a power) syn 开花 開花 kāi huā to bloom / to blossom / to flower / (fig.) to burst / to split open / (fig.) to burst with joy / (fig.) to spring up everywhere / to flourish syn 源泉 yuán quán fountainhead / well-spring / water source / fig. origin syn 四季 sì jì four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 暴雨 bào yǔ torrential rain / rainstorm / CL:場|场[chang2],陣|阵[zhen4] syn 泉水 quán shuǐ spring water / CL:股[gu3] syn 兴起 興起 xīng qǐ to rise / to spring up / to burgeon / to be aroused / to come into vogue syn 风雨 風雨 fēng yǔ wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships syn 四起 sì qǐ to spring up everywhere / from all around syn 发条 發條 fā tiáo clockwork spring (used to power a watch or windup toy etc) / (attributive) windup / clockwork syn 春光 chūn guāng scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair syn 埋头 埋頭 mái tóu to immerse oneself in / engrossed in sth / to lower the head (e.g. to avoid rain) / countersunk (of screws, rivets etc) 弹力 彈力 tán lì elasticity / elastic force / spring / rebound / bounce 热带雨林 熱帶雨林 rè dài yǔ lín tropical rain forest 春梦 春夢 chūn mèng spring dream / short-lived illusion / erotic dream syn 春卷 春捲 chūn juǎn egg roll / spring roll 翻云覆雨 翻雲覆雨 fān yún fù yǔ to produce clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with another (idiom) / fig. to shift one's ground / tricky and inconstant / to make love 倾盆大雨 傾盆大雨 qīng pén dà yǔ a downpour / rain bucketing down / (fig.) to be overwhelmed (with work or things to study) syn 涌现 湧現 yǒng xiàn to emerge in large numbers / to spring up / to emerge prominently 呼风唤雨 呼風喚雨 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles 纵身 縱身 zòng shēn to leap / to spring / to throw oneself syn 伯乐 伯樂 bó lè Bole (a man who lived during Spring and Autumn Period, reputed to be able to spot a good horse) / a person who is good at spotting talent 阵雨 陣雨 zhèn yǔ shower (rain) syn 小雨 xiǎo yǔ light rain / drizzle syn 东风 東風 dōng fēng easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum / favorable circumstances syn 春风 春風 chūn fēng spring wind 霸主 bà zhǔ a powerful chief of the princes of the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC) / overlord / hegemon 开春 開春 kāi chūn beginning of spring / the lunar New Year syn 矿泉 礦泉 kuàng quán mineral spring 大潮 dà cháo spring tide / (fig.) momentous social change syn 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng bào yǔ howling wind and torrential rain (idiom) / (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation syn 春色 chūn sè colors of spring / spring scenery syn 降水 jiàng shuǐ rain and snow / precipitation (meteorology) syn 春秋 chūn qiū spring and autumn / four seasons / year / a person's age / annals (used in book titles) syn 风雨无阻 風雨無阻 fēng yǔ wú zǔ regardless of weather conditions / rain, hail or shine syn 细雨 細雨 xì yǔ fine rain / drizzle / poem by Tang poet Li Shangyin 李商隱|李商隐 syn 油然而生 yóu rán ér shēng arising involuntarily (idiom) / spontaneous / to spring up unbidden (of emotion) syn 酸雨 suān yǔ acid rain 回春 huí chūn return of spring syn 毛毛雨 máo mao yǔ drizzle / light rain / (fig.) mere trifle / sth that has only a weak effect syn 春游 春遊 chūn yóu spring outing / spring excursion syn 雨过天晴 雨過天晴 yǔ guò tiān qíng sky clears after rain / new hopes after a disastrous period (idiom) / every cloud has a silver lining (idiom) / see also 雨過天青|雨过天青[yu3 guo4 tian1 qing1] syn 春节 春節 chūn jié Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) syn 劈头盖脸 劈頭蓋臉 pī tóu gài liǎn lit. splitting the head and covering the face (idiom) / fig. pelting (with rain etc) / showering down syn 新春 xīn chūn the beginning of Spring / the 10 or 20 days following the lunar New Year's Day syn 山洪 shān hóng deluge caused by torrential water flow off a mountain after heavy rain or snowmelt syn 清泉 qīng quán clear spring 四时 四時 sì shí the four seasons, namely: spring 春[chun1], summer 夏[xia4], autumn 秋[qiu1] and winter 冬[dong1] syn 蛟龙 蛟龍 jiāo lóng legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods syn 冒雨 mào yǔ to brave the rain 梅雨 méi yǔ East Asian rainy season (in late spring and early summer) syn 春分 chūn fēn Chunfen or Spring Equinox, 4th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 21st March-4th April 风雨同舟 風雨同舟 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom) / fig. to stick together in hard times syn 汗如雨下 hàn rú yǔ xià sweating like rain (idiom) / to perspire profusely / sweating like a pig syn 蒙蒙 méng méng drizzle (of rain or snow) syn 春意 chūn yì beginning of spring / thoughts of love syn 风雨飘摇 風雨飄搖 fēng yǔ piāo yáo tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable syn 烟雨 煙雨 yān yǔ misty rain / drizzle syn 涌泉 yǒng quán gushing spring 泪如雨下 淚如雨下 lèi rú yǔ xià tears falling like rain (idiom) syn 春播 chūn bō (agriculture) to sow in spring 普降 pǔ jiàng precipitation over a large area / widespread rain syn 泉眼 quán yǎn mouth of a spring or fountain 豪雨 háo yǔ violent rain (e.g. due to monsoon or typhoon) / cloudburst syn 席梦思 席夢思 xí mèng sī spring mattress (loanword from "Simmons" bedding company name) 雨披 yǔ pī rain poncho / rain cape 早春 zǎo chūn early spring syn 秋雨 qiū yǔ autumn rain 桃花源 táo huā yuán the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity / utopia 云雨 雲雨 yún yù lit. cloud and rain / fig. sexual intercourse syn 踏青 tà qīng lit. tread the green / go for a walk in the spring (when the grass has turned green) / spring hike season around Qingming festival 清明, 4th-6th April syn 降水量 jiàng shuǐ liàng precipitation (meteorology) / measured quantity of rain 雨后春笋 雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession syn 及时雨 及時雨 jí shí yǔ timely rain / (fig.) timely assistance / timely help syn 腥风血雨 腥風血雨 xīng fēng xuè yǔ lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage syn 遍地开花 遍地開花 biàn dì kāi huā (idiom) to blossom everywhere / to spring up all over the place / to flourish on a large scale 润湿 潤濕 rùn shī to moisten (e.g. of rain) / to wet syn 飕飕 颼颼 sōu sōu sound of the wind blowing or rain falling syn 春光明媚 chūn guāng míng mèi lovely spring sunshine syn 六经 六經 liù jīng Six Classics, namely: Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], Book of History 尚書|尚书[Shang4 shu1], Book of Rites 儀禮|仪礼[Yi2 li3], the lost Book of Music 樂經|乐经[Yue4 jing1], Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1] syn 雨夹雪 雨夾雪 yǔ jiā xuě sleet / mixture of snow and rain 孙子 孫子 sūn zǐ Sun Tzu, also known as Sun Wu 孫武|孙武[Sun1 Wu3] (c. 500 BC, dates of birth and death uncertain), general, strategist and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn Period (700-475 BC), believed to be the author of the “Art of War” 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1] syn 站起 zhàn qǐ to get up on hind legs (esp. of horse) / to stand / to spring up syn 大骂 大罵 dà mà to rain curses (on sb) / to let sb have it / to bawl sb out 下注 xià zhù to pour / to pour down (of rain) / to lay a bet 管子 guǎn zǐ Guanzi or Guan Zhong 管仲 (-645 BC), famous politician of Qi 齊國|齐国 of Spring and Autumn period / Guanzi, classical book containing writings of Guan Zhong and his school syn 元宵节 元宵節 yuán xiāo jié Lantern Festival, the final event of the Spring Festival 春節|春节, on 15th of first month of the lunar calendar syn 雨露 yǔ lù rain and dew / (fig.) favor / grace syn 春耕 chūn gēng to plow a field in the spring 潇潇 瀟瀟 xiāo xiāo (of wind and rain) howling and pounding / (of light rain) pattering 