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软风

Word · NounTraditional軟風

soft breeze; light air (meteorology)

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

noun

soft breeze; gentle wind

literary

Describes a mild, pleasant wind, often used in literary or poetic contexts.

Chūn春
tiān天
de的
ruǎn软
fēng风
fú拂
miàn面
 ,
lìng令
rén人
xīn心
kuàng旷
shén神
yí怡
 。

The soft spring breeze brushes against one's face, refreshing the mind and spirit.

Hú湖
miàn面
shàng上
chuī吹
lái来
yī一
zhèn阵
ruǎn软
fēng风
 。

A gentle breeze blew over the lake surface.

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Ruǎn软
fēng风
qīng轻
fú拂
zhe着
àn岸
biān边
de的
liǔ柳
zhī枝
 。

The soft breeze gently brushes the willow branches along the shore.

2.

noun

light air; Beaufort scale Force 1

archaic

Historical meteorological term referring to wind speeds of 0.3–1.5 m/s. Now rarely used in modern meteorology, replaced by specific wind speed measurements.

Jiù旧
shí时
de的
qì气
xiàng象
xué学
jiāng将
ruǎn软
fēng风
dìng定
wéi为
yī一
jí级
fēng风
 。

In old meteorology, 'light air' was classified as force 1 wind.

Ruǎn软
fēng风
de的
fēng风
sù速
yī一
bān般
zài在
měi每
miǎo秒
líng零
diǎn点
sān三
dào到
yī一
diǎn点
wǔ五
mǐ米
zhī之
jiān间
 。

The wind speed of light air is generally between 0.3 and 1.5 meters per second.

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Zhè这
běn本
shǒu手
cè册
zhōng中
de的
fēng风
jí级
biǎo表
liè列
chū出
le了
ruǎn软
fēng风
de的
biāo标
zhǔn准
 。

The wind scale table in this manual lists the standard for light air.