雨伞 (yǔsǎn) — umbrella

雨伞 (yǔsǎn)

雨伞 is the standard word for an umbrella used to protect against rain. 雨 means "rain" and 伞 means "umbrella / parasol." The measure word for an umbrella is 把 (bǎ), so one umbrella is 一把雨伞. A sunshade or parasol is 遮阳伞 (zhēyángsǎn).

Meanings

1. [noun] Umbrella; rain umbrella.

Example Sentences

外面在下雨，别忘了带雨伞。 Wàimiàn zài xià yǔ, bié wàng le dài yǔsǎn. It is raining outside; don't forget to bring an umbrella.

我把雨伞忘在公交车上了。 Wǒ bǎ yǔsǎn wàng zài gōngjiāochē shàng le. I left my umbrella on the bus.

这把雨伞是红色的，很好看。 Zhè bǎ yǔsǎn shì hóngsè de, hěn hǎokàn. This umbrella is red and very nice-looking.

今天天气预报说有雨，你最好带把雨伞。 Jīntiān tiānqì yùbào shuō yǒu yǔ, nǐ zuìhǎo dài bǎ yǔsǎn. The forecast says rain today; you had better bring an umbrella.

Collocations

Memory Hook

雨 (rain, the character even looks like raindrops falling from a cloud) plus 伞 (the character 伞 visually resembles a dome-shaped umbrella with a handle). Put them together and the image writes itself.