暴风雪 (bào fēng xuě) — snowstorm; blizzard; (figurative) a fierce or overwhelming situation (like a blizzard)
Definition
Literally “violent wind snow,” the standard concrete term for a heavy snowstorm or blizzard (counted with 场). Figuratively it paints an overwhelming, withering situation — e.g. 暴风雪般的批评 (“a blizzard of criticism”).
noun
snowstormblizzard(figurative) a fierce or overwhelming situation (like a blizzard)
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 暴风雪。Zuó tiān zhè lǐ xià le yì chǎng hěn dà de bào fēng xuě.Yesterday there was a very heavy snowstorm here.
- 暴风雪，。bào fēng xuě Guò hòu, dì shàng jī le hòu hòu de xuě.After the blizzard, a thick layer of snow had accumulated on the ground.
- 暴风雪，。Zài bào fēng xuě bān de pī píng shēng zhōng, tā jiān chí le zì jǐ de guān diǎn.Amid a blizzard of criticism, he stuck to his own point of view.
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