Umbrella = 雨伞 [yǔ sǎn]

Umbrella: 雨伞 (yǔ sǎn)

Umbrella = 雨伞 [yǔ sǎn]

This mushroom’s cap is already shaped like an umbrella, yet in the rain it still holds up a real one over its own head. Rain plus umbrella: 雨伞.

雨伞 (yǔ sǎn) means “umbrella.” 雨 is rain and 伞 is umbrella, so it is literally a “rain umbrella.” In everyday speech people often just say 伞.

Count umbrellas with 把 (bǎ), the measure word for things you hold by a handle: 一把雨伞 (yì bǎ yǔsǎn), one umbrella. To put up an umbrella is 打伞 (dǎ sǎn).

外面下雨了,带一把雨伞吧。 — Wàimiàn xià yǔ le, dài yì bǎ yǔsǎn ba. — It’s raining outside, take an umbrella.

我忘了带雨伞。 — Wǒ wàng le dài yǔsǎn. — I forgot to bring my umbrella.

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  1. Image 1 text version for "Umbrella". English: Umbrella. Chinese: 雨伞. Pinyin: yǔ sǎn. Audio keys: yu3, san3. Categories: objects. Tags: umbrella, rain, mushroom, memory-hook, hand-drawn.

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