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风尚 (fēng shàng) — current custom, prevailing trend, fashion

Definition

风尚 (fēngshàng) refers to prevailing social customs or moral trends of a time, more abstract than 风格 (personal/creative style) and broader than 时尚 (consumer fashion).

noun
current customprevailing trendfashion

Examples

  • 风尚。
    Zhè zhǒng yī zhuó fēng shàng yǐ jīng guò shí le.
    This style of dress is already out of fashion.
  • 风尚。
    Shè huì fēng shàng huì suí zhe jīng jì fā zhǎn ér gǎi biàn.
    Social customs change with economic development.
  • 风尚。
    Zuì jìn xīng qǐ le yì zhǒng xīn de yuè dú fēng shàng.
    A new reading trend has recently emerged.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

风fēngcustom
尚shàngfashion

“风” and “尚” both point to prevailing custom or trend.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
八八bā
Sound part声符shēngfú
向
向xiàng尚shàng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

尚 pairs 八 with 向: 八 carries the meaning, and 向 gives the sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Society & Public Life

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