north wind; biting wind
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north wind (literary); biting cold wind from the north
literaryPrimarily used in literary or formal written Chinese. Often collocates with words describing severity or coldness such as 凛冽 or 呼啸.
Shuò朔
fēng风
lǐn凛
liè冽
。
The north wind is biting cold.
Yán严
dōng冬
shí时
jié节
，
shuò朔
fēng风
hū呼
xiào啸
zhe着
lüè掠
guò过
huāng荒
yuán原
。
In the depths of winter, the north wind howls across the wasteland.
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Tā他
mào冒
zhe着
shuò朔
fēng风
qián前
xíng行
，
liǎn脸
shàng上
rú如
dāo刀
gē割
yī一
bān般
。
He pressed forward braving the north wind, his face feeling as if cut by knives.
Shuò朔
fēng风
jìng劲
chuī吹
，
juǎn卷
qǐ起
màn漫
tiān天
huáng黄
shā沙
。
The north wind blew fiercely, whirling up yellow sand that filled the sky.