How to Say ‘If it rains’ in Traditional Chinese
下雨的話
xià yǔ de huà
[xiàyǔ dehuà]
💬 Usage Tip: Put 的話 after a situation to mean "if". Swapping in a different situation gives you 太冷的話 "if it's too cold".
Phrase Breakdown
下雨
xià yǔ
[xiàyǔ]
to rain
Rain falling.
今天下雨了。
It's raining today.
的話
de huà
[dehuà]
if
Placed at the end of a condition clause to mean 'if'.
下雨的話，我們不去。
If it rains, we won't go.
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