"Wind" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 chán rào twisting / to twine / to wind / to pester / to bother
 wān qū to bend / to curve around / curved / crooked / to wind / to warp
 shàng xián to wind / to tighten / crescent moon / first quarter or waxing moon
 juǎn rào to wind / to coil / to spool / to loop around / winding
 fēng wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
 fēng qíng mien / bearing / grace / amorous feelings / flirtatious expressions / local conditions and customs / wind force, direction etc
 fēng yǔ wind and rain / the elements / (fig.) trials and hardships
 dōng fēng easterly wind / spring breeze / (fig.) revolutionary momentum / favorable circumstances
 suí fēng wind-borne / tossed about by the wind
 chūn fēng spring wind
 lǎ ba horn (automobile etc) / loudspeaker / brass wind instrument / trumpet / suona 鎖吶|锁呐[suo3 na4]
 hū hū (onom.) sound of the wind or the breathing of sb who is sound asleep
 jié wěi ending / coda / to wind up
 fēng shēng sound of the wind / rumor / talk / news / reputation
 wēi fēng breeze / light wind
 hán fēng cold wind
 páo xiào to roar / to thunder / to snarl / to bluster (of wind, waves etc) / crashing waves (onom.) / to rage (of a person)
 bào fēng storm wind / storm (force 11 wind)
 qiū fēng autumn wind / autumn breeze
 xióng fēng vigor / virility / dynamism / (literary) powerful wind
 rào guò to detour / to bypass / to circumvent / to avoid / to wind around (of a road etc)
 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea)
 yī yī to regret leaving / reluctant to part / (onom.) young leaves stir gently in the wind
 piāo dàng to drift / to wave / to float on the waves / to flutter in the wind
 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight
 fēng lì wind force / wind power
 jí fēng strong wind / gale
 fàng pì to fart / to break wind / to talk nonsense / Utter rubbish!
西 xī fēng west wind
 liǎo jié to settle / to finish / to conclude / to wind up
 shōu chǎng the end / an ending / to wind down / to conclude
 yíng fēng in the wind / facing the wind / downwind
 liáng fēng cold wind / cool breeze
 fēng yī windbreaker / wind cheater / wind jacket / CL:件[jian4]
 fēng shā sand blown by wind / sandstorm
 yī fān fēng shùn propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom) / plain sailing / to go smoothly / have a nice trip!
 fēng làng wind and waves / stormy sea
 fēng xiàng wind direction / the way the wind is blowing / fig. trends (esp. unpredictable ones) / how things are developing / course of events
 chéng fēng to ride the wind / to use a fair wind / to take an opportunity
 shùn fēng lit. tail wind / Bon voyage!
 jìng fēng strong wind / gale
 fáng fēng to protect from wind / fangfeng (Saposhnikovia divaricata), its root used in TCM
 fēng hán wind chill / cold weather / common cold (medicine)
 fēng shuāng wind and frost / fig. hardships
 huō chu qu to throw caution to the wind / to press one's luck / to go for broke
 qīng fēng breeze / light wind
 rè fēng hot wind / hot air
 jié àn to conclude a case / to wind up
 fēng sù wind speed
 piāo yáo floating in the wind / swaying / tottering / unstable
 kuáng fēng bào yǔ howling wind and torrential rain (idiom) / (fig.) difficult, dangerous situation
 fēng huà decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion
 shōu wěi to wind up / to bring to an end / to finish
 yīn fēng chill wind / (fig.) evil wind
 nì fēng to go against the wind / contrary wind / a headwind
 hū fēng huàn yǔ to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) / to exercise magical powers / fig. to stir up troubles
 dōu fēng to catch the wind / to go for a spin in the fresh air
 fēng kǒu air vent / drafty place / wind gap (geology) / tuyere (furnace air nozzle) / (fig.) hot trend / fad
 fēng néng wind power
 ruò bù jīn fēng too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom) / extremely delicate / fragile state of health
 fēng hé rì lì moderate wind, beautiful sun (idiom) / fine sunny weather, esp. in springtime
 āi míng (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine / moan / wail
 bì fēng to take shelter from the wind / to lie low / to stay out of trouble
 dǎng fēng bō li windshield / wind screen
 dǐng fēng to face into the wind / against the wind / fig. against the law
 xīng fēng xuè yǔ lit. foul wind and bloody rain (idiom) / fig. reign of terror / carnage
 shōu bīng to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over
 fēng yǔ piāo yáo tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom) / (of a situation) unstable
 léi lì fēng xíng pass like thunder and move like the wind (idiom) / swift and decisive reaction
 fēi pǎo to run like the wind / to rush / to gallop
 péng péng luxuriant / abundant / (onom.) booming sound of wind
 wén fēng sàng dǎn hear the wind and lose gall (idiom) / terror-stricken at the news
 sà sà soughing / whistling or rushing sound (of the wind in trees, the sea etc)
 chéng fēng pò làng to brave the wind and the billows (idiom) / to have high ambitions
 qū fēng to relieve (cold, rheumatic pain etc) / lit. to dispel pathogenic wind (TCM)
 sōu sōu sound of the wind blowing or rain falling
 bǔ fēng zhuō yǐng lit. chasing the wind and clutching at shadows (idiom) / fig. groundless accusations / to act on hearsay evidence
 bào fēng zhòu yǔ violent wind and rainstorm / hurricane / tempest
 hú lú sī hulusi, aka cucurbit flute (a kind of free reed wind instrument)
 gāng fēng in Daoism, astral wind on which immortals may ride / strong wind
 fēng dòng wind tunnel
 fēng yǔ tóng zhōu lit. in the same boat under wind and rain (idiom) / fig. to stick together in hard times
 fēng shēng hè lì lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom) / fig. to panic at the slightest move / to be jittery
 chūn fēng huà yǔ lit. spring wind and rain (idiom) / fig. the long-term influence of a solid education
 gǔ fēng a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal) / blast (in blast furnace) / bellows / to draw air using bellows
 shuò fēng north wind
 fēng wén to learn sth through hearsay / to get wind of sth
 qiáng tóu cǎo sb who goes whichever way the wind blows / sb with no mind of their own / easily swayed person / opportunist
 lú shēng reed-pipe wind instrument
 zhāo fēng lit. to invite the wind / fig. conspicuous and inviting criticism
 dào guàn to flow backwards (of water, because of flood, tide, wind etc) / reverse flow / to back up (sewage)
 tài yáng fēng solar wind
 pī mǐ to be swept by the wind / to be blown about by the wind / to be routed (in battle etc)
 guǎn yuè qì wind instrument / woodwind
 fēng diàn chǎng wind farm
  wind generator
 fēng shí wind erosion
 shuāng huáng guǎn double reed wind instrument (such as oboe or bassoon)
 xuán rào to curl up / to wind around
 qī fēng kǔ yǔ lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom) / fig. hardships / miserable circumstances
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