挡风 (dǎng) — to block the wind, to shelter from the wind
Definition
挡风 means to block or shield against the wind — usually with something (a wall, jacket, hand) placed in front to break it. Unlike 遮 (zhē, to cover/shade), it focuses on wind specifically, not light or rain.
verb
to block the windto shelter from the wind
Examples
- 挡风。Zhè jiàn wài tào néng dǎng.This jacket can block the wind.
- 。Wǒ men zhàn zài qiáng hòu dǎng le fēng.We stood behind the wall to block the wind.
- ，。Tā yòng shǒu dǎng yi dǎng fēng, jiù jì xù zǒu lù le.He used his hands to shield from the wind for a bit, then continued walking.
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