旋风 (xuàn fēng) — whirlwind; cyclone; twister; (figurative) a sudden, powerful trend; an unrivaled person
Definition
Literally 'whirlwind' — the literal sense is a spinning wind, the figurative sense is a sudden, unstoppable trend or force (a viral hit, a player nobody can stop).
noun
whirlwindcyclonetwister(figurative) a suddenpowerful trendan unrivaled person
Measure word · 阵
Examples
- 旋风。Yì chǎng xuàn fēng guā dǎo le lù biān de shù.A whirlwind blew down the trees by the road.
- 旋风。Zhè shǒu gē xiàng xuàn fēng yí yàng xùn sù xí juǎn quán guó.This song swept across the country like a whirlwind.
- 旋风，。Tā zài qiú chǎng shàng jiù shì yí zhèn xuàn fēng, wú rén néng dǎng.He is a whirlwind on the court, unstoppable.
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