阵风 (zhèn fēng) — gust of wind | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

gust of wind

Measure word · 阵

Examples

阵风，。
Wài miàn guā qǐ le zhèn fēng, dà jiā gǎn jǐn shōu yī fu.
Gusts of wind have started outside; everyone hurry to bring in the clothes.
阵风，。
zhèn fēng Tài dà, zǒu lù dōu hěn kùn nan.
The gusts are so strong that even walking is difficult.
阵风。
Qiáng zhèn fēng bǎ shù yè chuī dé dào chù dōu shì.
Strong gusts of wind blew the leaves all over the place.

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.

阵 marks a short burst and 风 is wind, together meaning a gust.

Characters in this word

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.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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