风暴 fēngbào storm
storm; violent commotion; figuratively crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
How to remember 风暴: 风 wind + 暴 violent = storm.
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How it is used
- A storm - literal and figurative crisis - 沙尘暴 aside, 一场风暴 (yì chǎng fēngbào) a storm; 金融风暴 (jīnróng fēngbào) a financial storm.
- The figurative 'storm/upheaval' (financial, political, of criticism) is extremely common.
- 头脑风暴 (tóunǎo fēngbào) = brainstorming; measure word 场.
Example sentences
- 风暴减弱了。 Fēngbào jiǎnruò le.The storm abated.
- 因为风暴，他们晚到了。 Yīnwèi fēngbào, tāmen wǎndào le.They arrived late because of the storm.
- 风暴几个小时没有减弱了。 Fēngbào jǐgè xiǎoshí méiyǒu jiǎnruò le.The storm didn't abate for several hours.