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charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *吹* | 吹* | *吹
to blow / to play a wind instrument / to blast / to puff / to boast / to brag / to end in failure / to fall through
HSK 2
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  *风* | 风* | *风
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL: 陣|阵, 絲|丝
HSK 1
(idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
HSK 7-9
"The Wind Blows", a game in which one player calls out a category, all players who match it must change seats, and the person left without a seat becomes "it" ()
propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip!
HSK 7-9
north wind
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *㴋* | 㴋* | *㴋
sound of rain and wind
(literary) strength and direction of the wind
horn (automobile etc) / loudspeaker / brass wind instrument / trumpet / suona 鎖吶|锁呐
HSK 7-9
to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up
HSK 7-9
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
long-winded / garrulous / to talk endlessly without getting to the point
HSK 7-9
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *刮* | 刮* | *刮
to blow (of the wind)
HSK 6
lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
wind damper (engineering)
(of wind etc) to subside; to die down / to quell; to smooth over (a dispute etc) / to suppress (a rebellion etc)
HSK 7-9
wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships
HSK 7-9
easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances
lit. wind and rain sweeping through the town (idiom) / fig. a big scandal / an uproar / the talk of the town
(botany) anemophilous; wind-pollinated
to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp
HSK 6
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles
HSK 7-9
wind instrument / woodwind
wind force / wind power
HSK 7-9
the four elements: earth, water, fire, and wind (Buddhism) / the four freedoms: speaking out freely, airing views fully, holding great debates, and writing big-character posters, 大鳴大放|大鸣大放, 大辯論|大辩论, 大字報|大字报 (PRC)
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
trade wind
weathering (of rocks) / erosion (by wind etc)
force 8 wind / fresh gale
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *扬* | 扬* | *扬
to raise / to hoist / the action of tossing or winnowing / scattering (in the wind) / to flutter / to propagate
HSK 7-9
decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion
Gone with the Wind (film)
wind power
(onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep
lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom) / fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend / a straw in the wind
to let the wind blow on oneself; to be exposed to the wind; to air out (a room); to blow air (e.g. to dry one's hair) / (fig.) to brief sb informally; to leak or hint at information ahead of formal release
wind shear (meteorology)
ending / coda / to wind up
HSK 7-9
mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc
HSK 7-9
lit. the old man lost his horse, but it all turned out for the best (idiom) / fig. a blessing in disguise / it's an ill wind that blows nobody any good
north wind
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *绞* | 绞* | *绞
to twist (strands into a thread) / to entangle / to wring / to hang (by the neck) / to turn / to wind / classifier for skeins of yarn
HSK 7-9
moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom); fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
HSK 7-9
to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air
windstorm / (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *绕* | 绕* | *绕
to wind / to coil (thread) / to rotate around / to spiral / to move around / to go round (an obstacle) / to by-pass / to make a detour / to confuse / to perplex
HSK 5
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *缠* | 缠* | *缠
to wind around / to wrap round / to coil / tangle / to involve / to bother / to annoy
HSK 7-9
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
to convalesce for a month following childbirth, following a special diet, and observing various taboos to protect the body from exposure to the "wind"
directly; head-on (collision) / (of wind) in one's face
lit. wind, frost, rain and snow (idiom) / fig. all kinds of trials and hardships
double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)
lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom) / fig. to panic at the slightest move / to be jittery
lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom) / fig. to use sb's help
wind and frost / fig. hardships
lit. without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason / no smoke without fire
to wind up a watch, clockwork toy etc / to tighten the string of a bow, violin etc / first quarter (phase of the moon)
lit. on hearing wind, to say rain / to agree uncritically with whatever people say / to parrot other people's words / to chime in with others
(of wind) to blow strongly / (fig.) (of trends, changes etc) to sweep through society
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *笙* | 笙* | *笙
sheng, a free reed wind instrument with vertical bamboo pipes
to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over
lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom) / fig. one side prevails over the other / progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *飙* | 飙* | *飙
(literary) very strong wind; gale / (bound form) wild; violent; unrestrained; furious
to wind up (a watch or other clockwork mechanism)
foehn wind (loanword)
lit. sturdy grass withstands high winds and true gold stands the test of fire (idiom) / fig. strength of character is revealed in a crisis
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *絮* | 絮* | *絮
cotton wadding / fig. padding / long-winded
evil has its retribution (idiom); to suffer the consequences of one's bad deeds / sow the wind and reap the whirlwind (Hosea 8:7)
to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish!
to roam far and wide / to drift with the wind
lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard
long-winded empty talk
wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine; moan; wail
solar wind
lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / fig. extremely delicate; fragile
the end / an ending / to wind down / to conclude
(of a snake) to wriggle along / (of a river etc) to zigzag; to meander; to wind
to protect from wind / fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM
to drift / to wave / to float on the waves / to flutter in the wind
wind vane / anemometer / weathercock / fig. person who switches allegiance readily / turncoat
to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc) / reverse flow / to back up (sewage)
wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight
fair wind
to tangle up / to twist together / to wind
to wind the spring up tight / (fig.) to gear up; to ready oneself
to scrape off / to shave off (whiskers etc) / (of the wind) to blow sth away
lit. to drink the northwest wind (idiom) / fig. to go hungry; to have nothing to eat
the past is vanished like the wind; gone beyond recall
lit. spring wind and rain (idiom); fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
strong wind and heavy rain (idiom)
wind-borne / tossed about by the wind
lit. wind rises, tide bubbles up / turbulent times / violent development (idiom)
cold wind
long-winded; wordy / troublesome; pesky / to talk endlessly; to go on and on / also pr. [luo1suo1]
lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom) / to believe rumors / to be credulous
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles / also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨
to be swept by the wind / to be blown about by the wind / to be routed (in battle etc)

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