Chinese word

风暴

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēng bào

Meaning

  • nounstorm

Example

昨晚港口遭遇了强烈的风暴。zuó wǎn gáng kǒu zāo yù le qiáng liè de fēng bào

The port was hit by a severe storm last night.

Illustration for 风暴 (storm)

More examples

那起事件在网上引发了一场舆论的风暴。nà qǐ shì jiàn zài wǎng shàng yǐn fā le yì cháng yú lùn de fēng bào

That incident sparked a storm of public opinion online.

Core concept

A sudden burst of force that breaks normal calm and causes widespread disruption.

Common phrases

  • 舆论风暴yú lùn fēng bào

    storm of public opinion

  • 金融风暴jīn róng fēng bào

    financial storm

  • 经济风暴jīng jì fēng bào

    economic storm

Similar words

暴风雨bào fēng yǔ: A severe storm in which strong winds and heavy rain occur together.
台风tái fēng: A large tropical storm that forms at sea and brings strong winds and heavy rain to land.
暴风bào fēng: A brief spell of very strong wind.

Definition in Chinese

猛烈的风，通常伴有强降雨或破坏性的天气现象。měng liè de fēng tōng cháng bàn yǒu qiáng jiàng yǔ huò pò huài xìng de tiān qì xiàn xiàng

Word origin

风暴 (fēngbào, "storm") is formed from 风 (fēng, "wind") + 暴 (bào, "violent"), linking the word's weather sense to something fierce and sudden.

Usage tips

  • In news writing, surrounding nouns often show whether the word refers to weather or upheaval in markets, politics, or public opinion.

Other meanings

  • windstormnoun
  • turmoilnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 风暴中心fēng bào zhōng xīnstorm centernoun
  • 风暴眼fēng bào yǎneye of the stormnoun

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