大风 (dà fēng) — strong wind; gale

Definition

noun
strong windgale
Measure word ·

Examples

  • 大风
    Wài miàn guā qǐ le dà fēng, shù dōu yáo dé hěn lì hài.
    A strong wind has picked up outside; the trees are shaking badly.
  • 大风
    dà fēng Tiān bú yào zhàn zài gāo lóu xià miàn.
    Don't stand under tall buildings on a windy day.
  • 大风
    Yù bào shuō jīn tiān yǒu dà fēng, jì de guān hǎo chuāng hu.
    The forecast says there will be strong winds today; remember to close the windows properly.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

strong

“大” describes “风” as strong, giving strong wind or gale.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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