下 + 雪 / 下 + 大/小 + 雪
The separable verb 下雪 (xià xuě) means 'to snow.' The verb 下 means 'to fall' and 雪 means 'snow,' so the phrase literally means 'snow falls.' Because it is a separable verb, other elements can be inserted between 下 and 雪.
外面开始下雪了,路上小心点。
wài miàn kāi shǐ xià xuě le, lù shàng xiǎo xīn diǎn.
It's starting to snow outside; be careful on the road.
北京冬天经常下大雪。
Běijīng dōngtiān jīngcháng xià dà xuě.
It often snows heavily in Beijing in winter.
昨天下了一整夜的雪,地上白茫茫的。
Zuótiān xiàle yī zhěng yè de xuě, dìshang báimángmáng de.
It snowed all night yesterday, and the ground was a vast expanse of white.