Meaning of 暴风雨
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- rainstorm
- storm
- tempest
How to use 暴风雨
暴风雨 is a noun for a heavy storm with strong wind and rain. It is used for real weather and also figuratively for a period of trouble or upheaval. Example: 暴风雨就要来了。(Bàofēngyǔ jiù yào lái le.) A storm is coming.
Break it into three parts: 暴 (bào) means violent or sudden, 风 (fēng) is wind, and 雨 (yǔ) is rain. Violent wind plus rain gives you a storm.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 暴 (bào) with 爆 (bào, to explode), which has the fire radical 火 on the left. Also keep 雨 in the third tone, yǔ, not the fourth tone.
暴风雨 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
暴 bào · violent · 15 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
风 fēng · wind · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
雨 yǔ · rain · 8 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
Related words
Words that share a character with 暴风雨.
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 一路顺风 | yīlù-shùnfēng | to have a pleasant journey (idiom) |
| 风险 | fēngxiǎn | risk; hazard |
| 风格 | fēnggé | style |
| 风景 | fēngjǐng | scenery; landscape |
| 风俗 | fēngsú | social custom |
| 雨水 | yǔshuǐ | rainwater; rainfall; rain |
| 台风 | táifēng | stage presence, poise |
| 风光 | fēngguāng | scene; view |
| 风度 | fēngdù | elegance (for men); elegant demeanor |
| 暴力 | bàolì | violence; force |
| 暴露 | bàolù | to expose; to reveal |
Questions about 暴风雨
What does 暴风雨 mean?
暴风雨 (bàofēngyǔ) means "rainstorm; storm" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 暴风雨?
暴风雨 is made of 3 characters: 暴 (15 strokes), 风 (4 strokes), 雨 (8 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 暴风雨 an HSK word?
Yes. 暴风雨 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 暴风雨 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 暴风雨 is written 暴風雨.
What is the difference between 暴风雨 and 暴雨?
暴雨 (bàoyǔ) focuses on very heavy rain, like a downpour. 暴风雨 stresses strong wind together with rain, so it is closer to English storm or tempest.
Which measure word goes with 暴风雨?
The most common is 场 (cháng), as in 一场暴风雨 (yì cháng bàofēngyǔ), a storm. You may also see 阵 (zhèn) for a short burst.