gale; violent wind; (old meteo.) force 9 wind
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violent wind; fierce gale; strong wind
formalDescribes wind with destructive force, stronger than a strong wind (强风). Often used in literary or formal descriptions of weather.
Hǎi海
shàng上
de的
liè烈
fēng风
xiān掀
qǐ起
le了
tāo滔
tiān天
jù巨
làng浪
。
The violent gale at sea stirred up towering waves.
Zuó昨
yè夜
liè烈
fēng风
hū呼
xiào啸
，
chuī吹
dǎo倒
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
kē棵
dà大
shù树
。
Last night, a fierce wind howled and blew down several large trees.
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Zhàn战
shì士
men们
yíng迎
zhe着
liè烈
fēng风
qián前
jìn进
。
The soldiers advanced against the gale.
noun
(old meteorology) force 9 wind; strong gale
technicalAn obsolete meteorological term from the old Beaufort scale (蒲福风级). A force 9 wind has a speed of 20.8-24.4 m/s, causing minor structural damage. Refer to the modern scale for updated terminology.
Gēn根
jù据
jiù旧
biāo标
zhǔn准
，
fēng风
sù速
dá达
dào到
měi每
miǎo秒
èr2
shí1
yī米
mǐ以
yǐ上
shàng即
jí为
wéi烈
liè风
。
According to the old standard, a wind speed above 21 meters per second is classified as a force 9 wind.
Qì气
xiàng象
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
de的
'
liè烈
fēng风
'
jǐng警
bào报
xiàn现
yǐ已
gǎi改
wéi为
'
kuáng狂
fēng风
'
yù预
jǐng警
。
The 'force 9 wind' warning in weather reports has now been changed to a 'violent storm' warning.