暴风骤雨

暴風驟雨
bàofēng-zhòuyǔ
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Meanings

  1. 1 violent storm; tempest
  2. 2 turbulent events; a sudden onslaught

Characters

Literally 'violent wind, sudden rain' — a paired structure (暴风 + ) describing extreme weather or metaphorically, extreme upheaval.

Examples

Yì chǎng bàofēng-zhòuyǔ tūrán láixí.
A violent storm suddenly struck.
Jīngguò bàofēng-zhòuyǔ bān de biàngé, gōngsī huànrán-yìxīn.
After a storm of reforms, the company took on a completely new look.

Tips

history
暴风骤雨 is also the title of Zhou Libo's 1948 novel about land reform in northeast China, which won a Stalin Prize. The phrase became closely associated with revolutionary upheaval.

In Pop Culture

暴风骤雨 Bàofēng Zhòuyǔ
The Hurricane
1948 novel by Zhou Libo about land reform, won Stalin Prize

Stroke Order

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