风风雨雨

風風雨雨
fēngfēngyǔyǔ
idiom HSK 7-9 #26,128

Meanings

  1. 1 trials and hardships
  2. 2 ups and downs
  3. 3 stormy times

Characters

Literally 'winds and rains' - repeated characters emphasize the continuous hardships

Examples

HSK 3
Tāmen jīnglì le jǐshí nián de fēngfēngyǔyǔ.
They went through decades of ups and downs.
HSK 5
Fēngfēngyǔyǔ zhōng, tāmen de yǒuyì gèngjiā shēnhòu le.
Through all the trials, their friendship grew even deeper.

Tips

memory
The doubling of and (wind-wind-rain-rain) paints a picture of storms that keep coming one after another - life's relentless hardships.

Stroke Order

fēng