rain as a weather event

for rain

Most natural

yì chǎng yǔ

Used for a single occurrence of rain as a weather event.

Why · chǎng ? View classifier

下午会下一场雨。

xiàwǔ huì xià yì chǎng yǔ

There will be a rainfall this afternoon.

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yì piàn yǔ

Used for a stretch of rain that covers an area or continues for a while.

Why not 个?

一个雨

Understandable but not natural in standard Mandarin. Use 一场雨 instead.