风 (fēng) — wind; news; rumor (informal); style; manner; atmosphere (in compounds like 学风, 作风)
Definition
风 most commonly means 'wind' (the literal sense, counted with 阵). The 'rumor' and 'style' senses only appear in compounds like 风声, 学风, 作风 — on their own 风 does not mean 'news' or 'custom'.
noun
windnewsrumor (informal)stylemanneratmosphere (in compounds like 学风, 作风)
Measure word · 阵, 丝
Examples
- 风。Jīn tiān fēng hěn dà.The wind is very strong today.
- ？Nǐ tīng dào shén me fēng shēng le ma?Have you heard any rumor?
- 风。fēng Bǎ mào zi chuī zǒu le.The wind blew the hat away.
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