上风 (shàng fēng) — advantage, upper hand, superior position; windward side, upwind direction
Definition
上风 usually means 'the upper hand / advantage' (占上风 'have the edge'); in sailing or weather it means the windward side. Collocates with 占 and 处于.
noun
advantageupper handsuperior positionwindward sideupwind direction
Examples
- ，上风。Zài zhè chǎng bǐ sài zhōng, wǒ men duì yì zhí zhàn zhe shàng fēng.Our team has had the advantage throughout this match.
- ，上风，。Tán pàn zhōng, duì fāng chǔ yú shàng fēng, wǒ men hěn bèi dòng.In the negotiations, the other side had the upper hand, putting us in a passive position.
- 上风，。Chuán duì xuǎn zé cóng shàng fēng fāng xiàng háng xíng, yǐ bì kāi bào fēng yǔ.The fleet chose to sail from the windward direction to avoid the storm.
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