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  *风* | 风* | *风
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL: 陣|阵, 絲|丝
HSK 1
social custom / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
to be windy
HSK 7-9
risk; hazard
HSK 3
style
HSK 4
scene / view / sight / landscape / to be well-regarded / to be well-off / grand (dialect) / impressive (dialect)
HSK 5
stage presence, poise
HSK 5
typhoon
HSK 5
to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
HSK 2
propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip!
HSK 7-9
north wind
air resistance; aerodynamic drag
fashionable for a while (idiom); all the rage
scenery; landscape
HSK 4
to catch cold
to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
solar storm
unhealthy tendency
HSK 7-9
rainstorm / storm / tempest
HSK 6
to push oneself forward / to seek fame / to be in the limelight / same as 出鋒頭|出锋头
HSK 7-9
tropical storm
Chinese style / chinoiserie
elegance (for men) / elegant demeanor / grace / poise
HSK 5
storm / violent commotion / fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
HSK 6
distinguished and accomplished / outstanding / talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle / romantic / dissolute / loose
HSK 7-9
feng shui / geomancy
HSK 7-9
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
lit. covered in dust (idiom) / fig. travel-worn
bladeless fan
(idiom) amiable as a spring breeze
lit. see the wind and set your sails (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
epilepsy
wind damper (engineering)
venture capital investment
wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships
HSK 7-9
leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument
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
epilepsy
on the up / currently winning / rising (in popularity etc)
to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles
HSK 7-9
to suffer a paralyzing stroke
old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗
lit. to eat in the open air and sleep outdoors (idiom) / fig. to rough it
HSK 7-9
style / style of work / way
HSK 7-9
honest and upright (idiom)
fortune as unpredictable as the weather, every day may bring fortune or calamity (idiom); sth unexpected may happen at any moment
hair dryer
wind force / wind power
HSK 7-9
charm / humor / wit / humorous / witty
HSK 7-9
to take risks
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
electric fan / CL: , 臺|台
fortunes rise and fall; times change
trade wind
weathering (of rocks) / erosion (by wind etc)
force 8 wind / fresh gale
decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion
cultured / sophisticated
to incite trouble / to stir up havoc
wind power
leeward
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
monsoon
wind shear (meteorology)
accordion
fashionable / popular
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
style of study / academic atmosphere / school discipline / school traditions
air / manner / model / paragon / demeanor
HSK 7-9
flushed with success / proud of one's success (in exams, promotion etc) / as pleased as punch
natural conditions and social customs of a place / local conditions
gale / CL: 場|场
to leak (a secret) / to transpire
vehicle that gives one a free ride / (fig.) (ride on sb's) coattails; (take advantage of) an opportunity
current custom / current way of doing things
HSK 7-9
mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc
HSK 7-9
hair dryer
air intake vent
(idiom) no secret can be kept forever
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom) / fig. peaceful and clear night / (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
north wind
(loanword) saxophone
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)
lit. as the autumn breeze passes the ear (idiom); not in the least concerned
(idiom) to have good weather for crops
lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world / all-powerful
majestic / awe-inspiring presence / impressive power
diplomatic crisis
lit. see the wind and set the helm (idiom); fig. to act pragmatically / to be flexible and take advantage of the situation
lee / windstop
(loanword) microphone
(idiom) wild and stormy; windy and wet
Rectification or Rectifying incorrect work styles, Maoist slogan / cf Rectification campaign 整風運動|整风运动, army purge of 1942-44 and anti-rightist purge of 1957
to become a common practice; to become a trend
a kite that is lost after its string breaks (metaphor for sb one never hears from anymore)

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