飙 (biāo) — (literary) strong wind; gale; (bound form) violent; furious; unrestrained (used in compounds)
Definition
Literary noun for a sudden, violent wind — a gale. The bound form 飙- appears in compounds like 飙升 (soar) to mean 'wild, unrestrained'.
noun
(literary) strong windgale(bound form) violentfuriousunrestrained (used in compounds)
Measure word · 阵
Examples
- 飙,。biāo Fēng zhòu qǐ, juǎn qǐ màn tiān huáng shā.A sudden gale arose, whipping up yellow sand everywhere.
- 。Gǔ dài wén rén cháng yòng kuáng biāo lái bǐ yù shè huì de dòng dàng.Ancient writers often used 'raging gale' as a metaphor for social upheaval.
- 。Tā de nù huǒ rú kuáng biāo yì bān měng liè.His anger was as fierce as a raging gale.
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