violent storm; tempest; upheaval
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
violent wind and rain; storm; tempest
Literally describes a severe weather phenomenon with strong winds and heavy rain.
Zuó昨
wǎn晚
de的
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
bǎ把
shù树
dōu都
guā刮
dǎo倒
le了
。
Last night's storm blew the trees down.
Tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
jīn今
tiān天
yǒu有
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
。
The weather forecast says there will be a storm today.
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Yú渔
chuán船
zài在
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
zhōng中
jiān艰
nán难
háng航
xíng行
。
The fishing boat sailed with difficulty through the tempest.
noun
upheaval; social or political storm; tumultuous event
literaryFiguratively used to describe a sudden, significant, and often turbulent social or political change.
Gé革
mìng命
de的
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
jí即
jiāng将
lái来
lín临
。
The storm of revolution is about to come.
Nà那
chǎng场
zhèng政
zhì治
yùn运
dòng动
xiàng像
yī一
chǎng场
bào暴
fēng风
yǔ雨
，
xí席
juǎn卷
le了
zhěng整
gè个
guó国
jiā家
。
That political movement swept across the entire country like a tempest.