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  *风* | 风* | *风
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL: 陣|阵, 絲|丝
HSK 1
to be windy
HSK 7-9
stage presence, poise
HSK 5
typhoon
HSK 5
to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
HSK 2
to catch cold
unhealthy tendency
HSK 7-9
Chinese style / chinoiserie
lit. a tall tree attracts the wind (idiom) / fig. a famous or rich person attracts criticism
epilepsy
leeward / downwind / disadvantageous position / to concede or give way in an argument
easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum; favorable circumstances
epilepsy
on the up / currently winning / rising (in popularity etc)
to suffer a paralyzing stroke
old style / old custom / a pre-Tang Dynasty genre of poetry aka 古體詩|古体诗
style / style of work / way
HSK 7-9
lit. everything is ready, all we need is an east wind (idiom) / fig. lacking only one tiny crucial item
trade wind
force 8 wind / fresh gale
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
style of study / academic atmosphere / school discipline / school traditions
gale / CL: 場|场
to leak (a secret) / to transpire
hair dryer
north wind
(loanword) saxophone
to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air
windstorm / (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind)
(loanword) microphone
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
to keep watch (during a clandestine activity) / to be on the lookout
lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom) / fig. to use sb's help
spring breeze / (fig.) pleasant demeanor; serene atmosphere; favorable conditions / (literary) romantic encounter; an affair
breeze / (Tw) Japanese-style (cooking etc)
awe-inspiring bearing; authority; power / imposing; impressive; majestic
HSK 7-9
(furniture) screen
music style; music genre
lit. the east wind prevails over the west wind (idiom) / fig. one side prevails over the other / progressive ideas prevail over reactionary ones
to blow cold / damping expectations by discouraging or realistic words
gale / squall / whole gale (meteorology)
public morals
traditional Chinese style
foehn wind (loanword)
to take the lead / to gain the upper hand
warm breeze
lit. to treat (what sb says) as wind past your ear / fig. to completely disregard
solar wind
lit. too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / fig. extremely delicate; fragile
to protect from wind / fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM
cerebral stroke
fair wind
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
trendy; eye-catching; flashy
wind-borne / tossed about by the wind
to allow in fresh air / to allow a prisoner out for exercise / to give out information
strong breeze (meteorology)
calligraphic style
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
painting style
vitiligo
to stir up trouble at every opportunity (idiom)
to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity
whirlwind / tornado
to relieve (cold, rheumatic pain etc) / lit. to dispel pathogenic wind (TCM)
vigor / virility / dynamism / (literary) powerful wind
Black Whirlwind, nickname of 李逵, known for his fearsome behavior in combat and his dark complexion
windy
lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands / uncorrupted / unsoiled by corrupt practices
writing style / (used with 鼎盛) cultural activity
upward trend (in prices)
gout
to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble
lit. tail wind / Bon voyage!
hurricane
vulgar style (used of items to be censored)
cool breeze / fig. pure and honest
cloak / cape
lascivious / wanton
meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech
pillow talk
eye signal / meaningful glance
Fufeng County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡, Shaanxi
to work unceasingly regardless of the weather (idiom)
sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea)
to sway (sb) through pillow talk
to step down gracefully (humble expression) / to concede defeat / to play second fiddle
strong wind / gale
trouble / damage / setback / sth goes wrong
breeze / light wind
old horse sniffs the wind (idiom); fig. aged person with great aspirations
gust

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