风暴 (fēng bào) — storm, tempest (weather); (figurative) storm, crisis, upheaval (in politics, finance, etc.)
Definition
风暴 literally means 'storm' (violent wind and weather); figuratively it extends to political or economic upheaval, similar to 危机. 风波 shares the figurative 'crisis/disturbance' sense but emphasizes social dispute rather than large-scale upheaval.
noun
stormtempest (weather)(figurative) stormcrisisupheaval (in politics, finance, etc.)
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 风暴，。Zuó tiān de fēng bào hěn dà, chuī dǎo le hěn duō shù.Yesterday's storm was strong, blowing down many trees.
- 风暴。Zhè cì zhèng zhì fēng bào yǐng xiǎng le zhěng gè guó jiā.This political storm affected the entire country.
- 风暴。Jīng jì fēng bào ràng hěn duō gōng sī pò chǎn le.The economic storm caused many companies to go bankrupt.
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