雷
Character
thunder
Meaning
léi
lei2- thunder CC-CEDICT
- (bound form) (military) mine, as in 地雷 (dì léi) land mine CC-CEDICT
- (coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound CC-CEDICT
- (Tw) (coll.) spoiler CC-CEDICT
- (Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb) CC-CEDICT
- surname Lei CC-CEDICT
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Example sentences
昨天晚上有很大的雷声。
zuó tiān wǎn shang yǒu hěn dà de léi shēng
There was very loud thunder last night.
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下雨的时候我怕打雷。
xià yǔ de shí hou wǒ pà dǎ léi
I am afraid of thunder when it rains.
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他说的话让我很雷。
tā shuō de huà ràng wǒ hěn léi
What he said really shocked me.
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Words with 雷
See all 154 →雷同léi tóngexactly the same as something elseWordHSK 7–9雷人léi rén(Internet slang) shockingWord雷公léi gōngLei Gong or Duke of Thunder, the God of Thunder in Chinese mythologyWord雷击léi jīlightning strikeWord雷剧léi jù(slang) poorly made TV drama (featuring absurd plots, terrible acting etc); a cringeworthy show (often so bad it's entertaining)Word雷区léi qūminefield (lit. and fig.)Word雷声léi shēngthunderWord雷子léi zi(slang) copWord雷射léi shèlaser (loanword used in Taiwan)Word
雷山léi shānLeishan, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔东南苗族侗族自治州 (Qián dōng nán Miáo zú Dòng zú Zì zhì zhōu), GuizhouSee 雷山县WordUnreviewed
雷州léi zhōuLeizhou, a county-level city in Zhanjiang City 湛江市 (Zhàn jiāng Shì), GuangdongSee 雷州市WordUnreviewed
雷德léi déClark T. Randt Jr. (1945-), US ambassador to Beijing 2001-2009Word