strong wind; gale (old meteorological term)
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strong wind; gale; high wind
Refers generally to winds that are strong enough to cause noticeable effects, such as swaying trees or difficulty walking.
Yè夜
jiān间
guā刮
qǐ起
le了
dà大
fēng风
。
A strong wind sprang up during the night.
Tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
shuō说
jīn今
tiān天
yǒu有
dà大
fēng风
。
The weather forecast says there will be a strong wind today.
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Dà大
fēng风
bǎ把
wū屋
dǐng顶
de的
wǎ瓦
piàn片
dōu都
chuī吹
diào掉
le了
。
The strong wind blew the tiles off the roof.
Hǎi海
shàng上
de的
dà大
fēng风
ràng让
háng航
xíng行
biàn变
dé得
hěn很
wēi危
xiǎn险
。
The gale at sea made sailing very dangerous.
noun
gale (old meteorological term for force 8 wind)
technicalThis is an outdated technical term from older Chinese meteorological scales. The modern Beaufort scale equivalent is 'gale' or 'fresh gale'. Refer to 【风级】 for details.
Gēn根
jù据
jiù旧
de的
fēng风
jī级
biāo标
zhǔn准
，
fēng风
sù速
dá达
dào到
17.21
mǐ7
.
/2
miǎo米
yǐ/
shàng秒
jiù以
shì上
dà就
fēng是
大
风
。
According to the old wind scale, winds reaching 17.2 m/s or above are classified as a 'gale'.
Qì气
xiàng象
bào报
gào告
lǐ里
tí提
dào到
hǎi海
shàng上
yǒu有
88
jí级
dà大
fēng风
。
The weather report mentioned a force 8 gale at sea.