西南风 (xī nán fēng) — southwest wind

Definition

noun
southwest wind
Measure word · 阵

Examples

  • 西南风,。
    Jīn tiān guā xī nán fēng, tiān qì hěn gān zào.
    Today there's a southwest wind, the weather is very dry.
  • 西南风,。
    xī nán fēng Cóng hǎi shàng chuī lái, dài lái le wēn nuǎn shī rùn de kōng qì.
    The southwest wind blows from the sea, bringing warm and humid air.
  • 西南风。
    Nóng mín men gēn jù xī nán fēng de fāng xiàng yù cè míng tiān de tiān qì.
    Farmers predict tomorrow's weather based on the direction of the southwest wind.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

西南southwest
西xīwest南nánsouth
联合Side by side

西 means west and 南 means south, forming southwest; with 风, it names a wind from that direction.

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