风靡

風靡
fēngmǐ
verb #27,981

Meanings

  1. 1 to be fashionable
  2. 2 to be wildly popular
  3. 3 to sweep through (a trend)

Examples

Zhè shǒu gē céngjīng fēngmǐ quánguó, rén rén dōu huì chàng.
This song was once wildly popular nationwide — everyone could sing it.
Nà kuǎn yóuxì fēngmǐ yīshí, dàn hěn kuài jiù bèi yíwàng le.
That game was all the rage for a while, but was quickly forgotten.

Tips

usage
风靡 is often used with 一时 (fēngmǐ yīshí — 'fashionable for a time') or with a place (风靡全国 — 'swept the whole country'). It implies rapid, widespread popularity, often implying a trend that may be temporary.
memory
= wind + = to fall/sway → like wind flattening everything in its path — an unstoppable trend.

Stroke Order

fēng