风潮 (fēng cháo) — (social) agitation, unrest, wave of movement; w…

Definition

Literally 'wind and tide', 风潮 is used figuratively for a powerful wave of social or cultural change — a trend, movement, or surge of public sentiment. The literal 'wind and tide' reading is rare and mostly literary.

noun

(social) agitationunrestwave of movementwind and tidedirection of wind and tide

Examples

风潮。
Zhè chǎng shè huì fēng cháo yǐng xiǎng le quán guó.
This social unrest affected the whole country.
风潮。
Shí shàng fēng cháo biàn huà hěn kuài.
Fashion trends change very quickly.
风潮。
Lǎo yú mín tōng guò guān cè fēng cháo lái yù cè tiān qì.
Old fishermen predict the weather by observing the wind and tide.