Definition

Examples

• 帆船要调整方向，避免处于下风位置。
  Fānchuán yào tiáozhěng fāngxiàng, bìmiǎn chǔyú xià fēng wèizhì.
  The sailboat needs to adjust direction to avoid being in a leeward position.
• 在这场辩论中，他明显处于下风。
  Zài zhè chǎng biànlùn zhōng, tā míngxiǎn chǔyú xià fēng.
  In this debate, he is clearly at a disadvantage.
• 公司一直占下风，很难与对手竞争。
  Gōngsī yìzhí zhàn xià fēng, hěn nán yǔ duìshǒu jìngzhēng.
  The company has been at a disadvantage all along and finds it hard to compete with its rivals.