雪

xuě

HSK 1

雪 — xuě

1. snow

   今天下雪了，外面很冷。 jīntiān xiàxuě le wàimiàn hěn lěng — It snowed today; it's very cold outside.

2. (literary) to wipe away (a humiliation, shame, etc.)

   他立志要为家族雪前耻。 tā lìzhì yàowèi jiāzú xuě qián chǐ — He vows to wipe away his family's earlier humiliation.

3. surname Xue

   雪先生在公司负责市场部。 xuě xiānshēng zài gōngsī fùzé shìchǎngbù — Mr. Xue is in charge of the marketing department at the company.