Gōngsī lǐngdǎo dàitóu shāzhù le zhè gǔ wāifēngxiéqì.
The company leaders took the lead in putting a stop to these unhealthy practices.
Tips
usage
Common in news editorials and official speeches about social governance, corruption, and workplace culture. Often paired with verbs like 抵制 (resist), 刹住 (put a stop to), or 整治 (rectify).
memory
Four negative-flavored characters stacked: 歪 (crooked) + 风 (wind/trend) + 邪 (evil) + 气 (air/atmosphere). Picture a crooked wind carrying an evil atmosphere — the whole thing reeks of wrongness.
