西风 (xī fēng) — west wind; westerly wind

Definition

noun
west windwesterly wind
Measure word · 阵

Examples

  • 西风。
    Qiū tiān cháng cháng guā xī fēng.
    In autumn, a west wind often blows.
  • 西风,。
    Chuán shùn xī fēng háng xíng, sù dù hěn kuài.
    The ship sails with the west wind, going very fast.
  • 西风。
    Tiān qì yù bào shuō jīn tiān yǒu xī fēng.
    The weather forecast says there will be a west wind today.

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 'west' and 风 'wind' combine to mean wind from the west.

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