龙卷风

龍捲風

lóngjuǎnfēng

noun #6,787

Measure Word

一场龙卷风 chǎng

Meanings

1 tornado; twister

Characters

to roll; to curl

Examples

龙卷风摧毁了好几栋房子。

Lóngjuǎnfēng cuīhuǐ le hǎo jǐ dòng fángzi.

The tornado destroyed several houses.

美国中部经常发生龙卷风。

Měiguó zhōngbù jīngcháng fāshēng lóngjuǎnfēng.

Tornadoes often occur in the central United States.

Tips

memory

Picture a dragon (龙) rolling up (卷) the wind (风) — a 'dragon-roll-wind' is a tornado.

Stroke Order

龙 lóng

卷 juǎn

风 fēng