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风雨 (fēng yǔ) — wind and rain (literal); (figurative) trials and hardships; the challenges of life

Definition

Literally 'wind and rain', and the standard figurative word for life's trials and hardships (as in 风雨同舟). Unlike 风暴 (storms/crisis) or 风浪 (storms/adversity), 风雨 emphasizes the enduring, shared hardships of life rather than sudden upheaval.

noun
wind and rain (literal)(figurative) trials and hardshipsthe challenges of life

Examples

  • 风雨，。
    Wài miàn fēng yǔ hěn dà, chū mén jì de dài sǎn.
    It's very windy and rainy outside; remember to bring an umbrella when you go out.
  • 风雨。
    Tā hé péng you men yì qǐ jīng lì le shēng huó zhōng de fēng yǔ.
    He and his friends experienced the storms of life together.
  • ，。
    Tā men fēng yǔ tóng zhōu, hù xiāng bāng zhù.
    They have weathered the storms together, helping each other.

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fēngwind
雨yǔrain

风 and 雨 stand for weather's force, then extend to hardship and trials.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 风 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape 雨 is an old picture of a cloud with rain drops falling from it; the top line was added later.

Open 雨 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 6Weather

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