How to Say ‘It's still raining’ in Simplified Chinese
还在下雨呢
hái zài xià yǔ ne
[hái zài xià yǔ ne]
💬 Usage Tip: 在 before an action means it's happening right now, and 还 "still" goes in front of it. Same pattern: 他还在开会 "he's still in a meeting".
Phrase Breakdown
还在
hái zài
still (in progress)
还 (hái) 'still' + 在 (zài), which marks an ongoing action.
他还在睡觉。
He is still sleeping.
Words in this phrase
还
hái
[hái]
still
Indicates something remains or is still available.
票还有吗？
Are there still tickets?
在
zài
[zài]
(in the middle of) -ing
Before a verb, marks an ongoing action.
他在吃饭。
He is eating.
下雨呢
xià yǔ ne
raining
下雨 (xià yǔ) 'to rain' + 呢 (ne), a particle for an ongoing situation. Say 呢 lightly.
现在下雨呢。
It's raining now.
Words in this phrase
下雨
xià yǔ
[xià yǔ]
to rain
Verb-object phrase meaning rain is falling.
昨天下雨了。
It rained yesterday.
呢
ne
[ne]
(emphatic particle)
Sentence-final particle adding emphasis or a lively tone.
他还没来呢。
He hasn't come yet.
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