Meaning of 台风
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- typhoon
- stage presence, poise
How to use 台风
台风 most often means a typhoon in weather reports and daily talk, especially in southern China and Taiwan. It can also describe how someone carries themselves on stage, as in 台风很好 (good stage presence). Example: 明天有台风，别出门了。(Míngtiān yǒu táifēng, bié chūmén le.) There is a typhoon tomorrow, so don't go out.
台 (tái) can mean a stage or platform, and 风 (fēng) means wind. Picture a huge wind that takes over the whole stage of the sea, and you have a typhoon. Picture the 'air' a performer gives off on a stage, and you have stage presence.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes write 太风 because 太 (tài) sounds similar, but the correct character is 台 with a second tone, táifēng. Also, in the traditional form the typhoon sense uses 颱風, while the stage presence sense is written 臺風, so do not mix them up when reading traditional texts.
台风 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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台 tái · you · 5 strokes
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风 fēng · wind · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 台风.
| 一路顺风 | yīlù-shùnfēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 风险 | fēngxiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 舞台 | wǔtái | (lit. and fig.) stage; arena |
| 电台 | diàntái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station |
| 风格 | fēnggé | style |
| 风景 | fēngjǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 台上 | táishàng | on stage |
| 阳台 | yángtái | balcony; porch |
| 台阶 | táijiē | steps; flight of steps |
| 风俗 | fēngsú | social custom |
| 窗台 | chuāngtái | windowsill; window ledge |
Questions about 台风
What does 台风 mean?
台风 (táifēng) means "typhoon" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 台风?
台风 is made of 2 characters: 台 (5 strokes), 风 (4 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.
Is 台风 an HSK word?
Yes. 台风 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 台风 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 台风 is written 颱風.
What measure word is used with 台风?
Use 个 (gè) or 场 (chǎng) for a typhoon, as in 一场台风 (yī chǎng táifēng). In weather news you may also hear 号 (hào) for a numbered storm, such as 第五号台风 (Typhoon No. 5).
How do you say a typhoon is coming or making landfall?
You can say 台风来了 (táifēng lái le) for a typhoon is coming. In news reports, 台风登陆 (táifēng dēnglù) means the typhoon makes landfall.