风向

風向

fēngxiàng

noun #14,826

Meanings

HSK 1

今天的风向是从西边来的。

Jīntiān de fēngxiàng shì cóng xībian lái de.

Today the wind is coming from the west.

HSK 3

他很会看风向，总是站在赢的一边。

Tā hěn huì kàn fēngxiàng, zǒngshì zhàn zài yíng de yībiān.

He's good at reading which way the wind blows and always sides with the winner.

usage

看风向 figuratively means to assess the political or social situation before acting. 风向标 means both 'weather vane' and 'bellwether/indicator of trends.'

风 fēng

向 xiàng