Definition
风潮 literally means 'wind and tide', but in modern Chinese it is used figuratively to refer to a social trend, wave of agitation, or unrest. You will see it in contexts of social movements, political upheavals, or fashion trends. The word often carries a sense of something powerful and widespread, like a tide sweeping through society.
n.
(social) agitationunrestwave of movementwind and tidedirection of wind and tide
Examples
- 风潮。Zhè chǎng shèhuì fēng cháo yǐngxiǎng le quán guó.This social unrest affected the whole country.
- 风潮。Shíshàng fēng cháo biànhuà hěn kuài.Fashion trends change very quickly.
- 风潮。Lǎo yúmín tōngguò guāncè fēng cháo lái yùcè tiānqì.Old fishermen predict the weather by observing the wind and tide.
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