风波 fēngbō disturbance
disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness
How to remember 风波: 风 wind + 波 waves = disturbance.
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How it is used
- A disturbance / to-do - an incident stirring up trouble - 一场风波 (yì chǎng fēngbō) a commotion; 平息风波 (píngxī fēngbō) to calm a storm.
- Lit. 'wind and waves'; figuratively a dispute or crisis that flares up and unsettles things.
- Measure word 场; smaller-scale than 风暴, more like an upset or scandal.