Chinese word

暴风雨

Pronunciation

Pinyinbào fēng yǔ

Meaning

  • nounstorm

Example

外面可能会有暴风雨，带伞。wài miàn kě néng huì yǒu bào fēng yǔ dài sǎn

There may be a storm outside, so take an umbrella.

Illustration for 暴风雨 (storm)

More examples

活动因暴风雨被迫取消。huó dòng yīn bào fēng yǔ bèi pò qǔ xiāo

The event was forced to be canceled because of the storm.

Core concept

A single spell of severe weather in which powerful wind and heavy rain strike together across a broad area.

Common phrases

  • 在暴风雨中zài bào fēng yǔ zhōng

    in a storm

  • 暴风雨来袭bào fēng yǔ lái xí

    storm strikes

  • 暴风雨预警bào fēng yǔ yù jǐng

    storm warning

  • 暴风雨过后bào fēng yǔ guò hòu

    after the storm

Similar words

暴雨bào yǔ: A brief spell of very heavy rain.
雷雨léi yǔ: A spell of heavy rain accompanied by thunder.
风暴fēng bào: A broad-area spell of rough weather that continues with powerful winds.
大风dà fēng: A period when the wind blows with exceptional strength.

Definition in Chinese

猛烈的风和大范围的强降雨同时出现的天气现象。měng liè de fēng hé dà fàn wéi de qiáng jiàng yǔ tóng shí chū xiàn de tiān qì xiàn xiàng

Word origin

暴 (bào, "violent") + 风 (fēng, "wind") + 雨 (yǔ, "rain") forms a transparent compound that names the event by its force and its two main elements.

Usage tips

  • The measure word 场 (chǎng, "occurrence measure word") treats the weather as a bounded event, which helps describe one storm or several separate storms.

Other meanings

  • thunderstormnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 暴风雨警报bào fēng yǔ jǐng bàostorm warningnoun
  • 暴风雨季bào fēng yǔ jìstorm seasonnoun

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