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风向 (fēng xiàng) — wind direction; (figurative) trend, direction (of public opinion, politics, etc.)

Definition

Literally 'wind direction', but commonly extended to mean the trend or direction of public opinion, politics, or the market — like 'which way the wind is blowing'.

noun
wind direction(figurative) trenddirection (of public opinion, politics, etc.)

Examples

  • 风向。
    Jīn tiān de fēng xiàng shì cóng běi fāng lái de.
    Today's wind direction is from the north.
  • 风向。
    Wǒ men yào liǎo jiě xiàn zài de zhèng zhì fēng xiàng.
    We need to understand the current political trend.
  • 风向。
    Yú lùn fēng xiàng zǒng shì biàn huà hěn kuài.
    Public opinion trends always change quickly.

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.

风fēngwind
向xiàngdirection

风 names the wind and 向 names direction, so it means the direction the wind blows.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 风 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

向 originally drew 宀 (house) with 口 to show an echo in a place; later it was used for direction.

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