Meaning of 风暴
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- storm
- violent commotion
- fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc)
How to use 风暴
风暴 is used for real storms, but it is very common in news writing for upheavals such as financial or political crises. It often follows a topic word, as in 金融风暴 (jīnróng fēngbào, financial storm). Example: 这场金融风暴影响了很多国家。(Zhè chǎng jīnróng fēngbào yǐngxiǎng le hěn duō guójiā.) This financial crisis affected many countries.
风暴 (fēngbào) joins 风 (fēng, wind) with 暴 (bào, violent, fierce). Violent wind is a storm, and a storm in society is a crisis.
Common mistake: Learners often write 暴 as 爆 (bào, to explode), which has the fire radical 火 on the left. Both are read bào, but only 暴 is correct in 风暴.
风暴 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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风 fēng · wind · 4 strokes
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暴 bào · violent · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 风暴.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 暴风雨 | bàofēngyǔ | rainstorm; storm |
| 暴雨 | bàoyǔ | torrential rain; rainstorm |
Questions about 风暴
What does 风暴 mean?
风暴 (fēngbào) means "storm; violent commotion" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 风暴?
风暴 is made of 2 characters: 风 (4 strokes), 暴 (15 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 风暴 an HSK word?
Yes. 风暴 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 风暴 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 风暴 is written 風暴.
What measure word goes with 风暴?
Use 场 (chǎng), as in 一场风暴 (yì chǎng fēngbào), a storm. This works for both weather and figurative crises.
How is 风暴 different from 暴风雨 (bàofēngyǔ)?
暴风雨 is a rainstorm, a literal storm with heavy wind and rain, and it is common in everyday speech about weather. 风暴 is a bit more formal and is often used figuratively, such as 头脑风暴 (tóunǎo fēngbào, brainstorming).