风声

風聲

fēngshēng

noun #7,341

Meanings

Literally 'wind sound.' The figurative meaning of 'rumor' or 'word getting out' comes from the idea of news spreading like wind.

HSK 1

他听到了一些风声。

Tā tīngdào le yīxiē fēngshēng.

He heard some rumors.

HSK 3

外面的风声很大。

Wàimiàn de fēngshēng hěn dà.

The sound of the wind outside is very loud.

HSK 5

走漏了风声，计划失败了。

Zǒulòu le fēngshēng, jìhuà shībài le.

Word got out, and the plan failed.

usage

走漏风声 is a common expression meaning 'to leak information' or 'to let word slip out.'

风 fēng

声 shēng