一阵风 (yī zhèn fēng) — a gust of wind; (figurative) a brief, swift burst of activity or movement

Definition

一阵风 is a measure-word phrase: a single gust of wind, often used figuratively for a sudden burst of activity (e.g. running in like a gust). It is a set expression, not a literal count of winds.

noun
a gust of wind(figurative) a brief, swift burst of activity or movement
Measure word · 阵

Examples

  • 一阵风。
    Wài miàn chuī guò yī zhèn fēng.
    A gust of wind blew outside.
  • 一阵风。
    Tā yī zhèn fēng shì de pǎo jìn le jiào shì.
    He ran into the classroom like a gust of wind.
  • ，一阵风。
    Tā zuò wán gōng zuò, yī zhèn fēng shì de zǒu le.
    She finished her work and left in a flash.

Origin

Characters in this word

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

一 is drawn as one horizontal stroke, marking the number one.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陣; 阵 is its simplified writing.

  • 東東dōngsack?
  • 東東dōng
  • 攴攴pū

In the traditional form 陣, a left-side part was added to a shortened 東; the older shape also used 攴. The simplified 阵 is a later shorthand.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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