挡风 (dǎng fēng) — to block the wind, to shelter from the wind

Definition

挡风 means to block or shield against the wind — usually with something (a wall, jacket, hand) placed in front to break it. Unlike 遮 (zhē, to cover/shade), it focuses on wind specifically, not light or rain.

verb

to block the windto shelter from the wind

Examples

挡风。
Zhè jiàn wài tào néng dǎng fēng.
This jacket can block the wind.
。
Wǒ men zhàn zài qiáng hòu dǎng le fēng.
We stood behind the wall to block the wind.
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Tā yòng shǒu dǎng yi dǎng fēng, jiù jì xù zǒu lù le.
He used his hands to shield from the wind for a bit, then continued walking.