风云人物

風雲人物
fēngyúnrénwù
noun #29,752

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 the man or woman of the moment
  2. 2 influential figure
  3. 3 mover and shaker

Examples

Tā shì dāngjīn kējìjiè de fēngyúnrénwù.
He is a mover and shaker in today's tech world.
Nàgè shídài yǒngxiàn chū le xǔduō fēngyúnrénwù.
Many influential figures emerged from that era.

Tips

memory
风云 (wind and clouds) are metaphors for turbulent or rapidly changing times. A 风云人物 is someone who rises with — and shapes — those changing times.

Stroke Order

fēng
yún
rén