Definition
雨过天晴 is a chengyu (four-character idiom) that literally describes the sky clearing after rain. Its figurative meaning, 'everything gets back to normal after a crisis,' is the one you'll encounter most often — it's a positive expression used when a difficult or tense situation resolves and calm returns.
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(literally) the sky clears up after rain(figuratively) things return to normal after a crisisthe storm has passed
Examples
- 雨过天晴，。yǔ guò tiān qíng, yīqiè dōu huīfù píngjìng le.After the storm, everything returned to calm.
- ，雨过天晴。Gōngsī jīnglì le wēijī, xiànzài zhōngyú yǔ guò tiān qíng le.The company went through a crisis, and now it has finally cleared up.
- 雨过天晴。Wǒ xiāngxìn yídìng huì yǔ guò tiān qíng de.I believe things will definitely work out in the end.
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