暴风雪 (bàofēngxuě): snowstorm

Measure Word

一场暴风雪 cháng

Meanings

1 snowstorm
2 blizzard

Characters

Examples

一场暴风雪导致了交通瘫痪。

Yì cháng bàofēngxuě dǎozhì le jiāotōng tānhuàn.

A blizzard caused traffic to come to a standstill.

暴风雪预计将持续三天。

Bàofēngxuě yùjì jiāng chíxù sān tiān.

The blizzard is expected to last three days.

Tips

memory

暴 (violent) + 风 (wind) + 雪 (snow) = violent wind and snow, i.e. a blizzard.

Stroke Order

暴 bào

风 fēng

雪 xuě

Related Words

暴风雨 bàofēngyǔ HSK 6 #7,253

rainstorm; tempest; storm / storm (figurative); upheaval

暴风 bàofēng #10,418

windstorm / storm / gale

风暴 fēngbào HSK 6 #4,058

storm; tempest / upheaval; turmoil (figurative)

风雪 fēngxuě #24,607

wind and snow / blizzard / snowstorm

暴雪 bàoxuě

blizzard / heavy snowstorm

暴风骤雨 bàofēng-zhòuyǔ HSK 7-9 #44,039

violent storm; tempest / turbulent events; a sudden onslaught

狂风暴雨 kuángfēng-bàoyǔ #31,844

violent wind and torrential rain (idiom) / raging storm / (fig.) fierce adversity; furious onslaught

暴 bào #4,767

sudden / violent / cruel / to expose

暴露 bàolù HSK 6 #3,065

to expose; to reveal; to lay bare / to be exposed to (elements, danger)

暴力 bàolì HSK 6 #1,817

violence; brute force / violent (as modifier)