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风气 (fēng qì) — prevailing social trend; common practice; atmosphere (of a group or society)

Definition

风气 refers to the prevailing social trend or group culture (e.g. a company's R&D atmosphere). It is broader and more societal than 气氛/氛围 (mood of a moment or place), and more general than 风俗 (specific customs).

noun
prevailing social trendcommon practiceatmosphere (of a group or society)

Examples

  • 风气。
    Quán shè huì zhèng zài xíng chéng jié yuē fēng qì.
    The whole society is developing a trend of thrift.
  • 风气。
    Wǒ men gōng sī de yán fā fēng qì fēi cháng nóng hòu.
    Our company has a very strong R&D culture.
  • 风气。
    Zhè zhǒng qín fèn xué xí fēng qì zhí dé tuī guǎng.
    This kind of diligent study atmosphere is worth promoting.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

风fēngprevailing trend
气qìatmosphere

风气 joins 风 (prevailing trend) and 气 (atmosphere) to name the common mood or practice in a society.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 氣; 气 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
米米mǐrice
Sound part声符shēngfú
气
气qì氣qì
Same sound today

The traditional form 氣 pairs 米 (rice) with 气, which supplies the sound; the simplified 气 is a later abbreviation.

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Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Society & Public Life

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