Definition
风云人物 is a four-character idiom (成语) that literally means 'wind and cloud person' but refers to a person who is the center of attention or very influential during a particular period — the 'person of the hour'. It can be used for any field (politics, business, entertainment) and is gender-neutral.
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person of the momentinfluential figureman/woman of the hour
Examples
- 风云人物，。Tā céngjīng shì shāngjiè de fēng yún rén wù, dàn xiànzài yǐ tuìjū mùhòu.He was once a man of the hour in the business world, but now he has retired behind the scenes.
- 风云人物。Zhè wèi kēxuéjiā yīn zhòngdà fāxiàn ér chéngwéi guójì fēng yún rén wù.This scientist became an international figure of the hour due to a major discovery.
- ，风云人物。Zài shèjiāo méitǐ shídài, wǎngluò fēng yún rén wù céngchū bùqióng.In the age of social media, online influential figures emerge one after another.
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