Dictionary/雷

雷

雷 léi

ㄌㄟˊ
NTOCFL L5
1thunder
2(military) mine, as in 地雷 land mine
3(coll.) to shock; to stun; to astound
4(Tw) (coll.) spoiler
5(Tw) (coll.) to reveal plot details to (sb)

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Examples

wǒ我tīng dào听到le了yuǎn chù远处de的léi雷shēng声。
我听到了远处的雷声。
I heard it thunder in the distance.
雷声吓到孩子了。
The thunder scared the children.
树高遭雷击。
The taller the tree, the more likely it is to be struck by lightning.

See also: words & characters pronounced léi