风潮 (fēng cháo) — (social) agitation, unrest, wave of movement; wind and tide; direction of wind and tide
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.
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