Daxue or Great Snow, 21st of the 24 solar terms 7th-21st December

Dà xuě

d+à·4th tonex+üě·3rd tone

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It snowed a good deal last night.

昨天晚上下大雪了。

School was closed for the day due to the snow.

学校因大雪停课一天。

The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.

火车因大雪被耽搁了。

Because of heavy snow, the plane from Beijing arrived 20 minutes late.

由于下大雪，从北京来的班机延迟二十分鐘。

A lot of snow had just fallen.

这里刚刚下过一场大雪。

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