Usages of xiàxuě
冬天 要是 下雪 了， 她 不 是 坐 地铁， 就 是 早点儿 回家。dōngtiān yàoshi xiàxuě le, tā bú shì zuò dìtiě, jiù shì zǎodiǎnr huíjiā.
If it snows in winter, she either takes the subway or goes home early.
今天 早上 外面 下雪 了， 我 没 带 伞， 只好 在 公司 门口 等 了 一会儿。jīntiān zǎoshang wàimiàn xiàxuě le, wǒ méi dài sǎn, zhǐhǎo zài gōngsī ménkǒu děng le yíhuìr.
It snowed outside this morning, and I didn’t bring an umbrella, so I had no choice but to wait for a while at the company entrance.
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