迎风

迎風

yíngfēng

adverb #32,019

Meanings

1 facing the wind
2 into the wind
3 in the wind / fluttering in the breeze

Characters

to greet / face toward

Examples

她迎风站在山顶。

Tā yíngfēng zhàn zài shāndǐng.

She stood facing the wind on the mountaintop.

红旗迎风飘扬。

Hóngqí yíngfēng piāoyáng.

The red flag fluttered in the wind.

Tips

memory

迎 ('to greet / face toward') + 风 ('wind') — literally 'greeting the wind'. The set phrase 迎风飘扬 (yíngfēng piāoyáng, 'fluttering in the wind') is almost obligatory in describing flags and is heavily used in patriotic / cinematic contexts.

Stroke Order

迎 yíng

风 fēng