刮风

颳風

guāfēng

verb HSK 7-9 #33,670

Meanings

1 to be windy; the wind blows

Characters

to blow (of wind); to scrape

Examples

外面刮风了，多穿点衣服。

Wàimiàn guāfēng le, duō chuān diǎn yīfu.

It's windy outside, put on more clothes.

今天刮大风，别出门了。

Jīntiān guā dàfēng, bié chūmén le.

There's a strong wind today, don't go out.

Tips

grammar

刮风 is a separable verb — you can insert modifiers between 刮 and 风: 刮大风 (strong wind), 刮了一天风 (was windy all day). This is a classic example of a 离合词 (separable word).

Stroke Order

刮 guā

风 fēng