飓风 (jù fēng) — hurricane; typhoon

Definition

Hurricane — specifically the tropical cyclone that forms over the Atlantic / eastern Pacific. For storms in the western Pacific, Chinese uses 台风.

noun
hurricanetyphoon
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Examples

  • 飓风
    Jīn nián xià tiān chū xiàn le liǎng cì qiáng liè de jù fēng.
    This summer, two strong hurricanes appeared.
  • 飓风
    Zhèng fǔ fā bù le jù fēng yù jǐng, ràng jū mín zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi.
    The government issued a hurricane warning, asking residents to prepare.
  • 飓风
    Zhè chǎng jù fēng zào chéng le yán zhòng de pò huài.
    This hurricane caused severe damage.

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.

hurricane

飓 points to a violent storm, and 风 is wind, so the word means a hurricane.

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