龙卷风
lóng juǎn fēng
Pinyin

Definition

龙卷风
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lóng juǎn fēng
  1. tornado
  2. hurricane
  3. twister
  4. cyclone

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

微风
wēi fēng
  1. 1 breeze
  2. 2 light wind
生龙活虎
shēng lóng huó hǔ
  1. 1 lit. lively dragon and animated tiger (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. vigorous and lively
风
fēng
  1. 1 wind
  2. 2 news
  3. 3 style
  4. 4 custom
  5. 5 manner
  6. 6 CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]
风景
fēng jǐng
  1. 1 scenery
  2. 2 landscape
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
风格
fēng gé
  1. 1 style
风流
fēng liú
  1. 1 distinguished and accomplished
  2. 2 outstanding
  3. 3 talented in letters and unconventional in lifestyle
  4. 4 romantic
  5. 5 dissolute
  6. 6 loose
风云
fēng yún
  1. 1 weather
  2. 2 unstable situation
龙
Lóng
  1. 1 surname Long
龙年
lóng nián
  1. 1 Year of the Dragon (e.g. 2000, 2012, etc)
龙马精神
lóng mǎ jīng shén
  1. 1 old but still full of vitality (idiom)
一帆风顺
yī fān fēng shùn
  1. 1 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
  2. 2 plain sailing
  3. 3 to go smoothly
  4. 4 have a nice trip!
上风
shàng fēng
  1. 1 on the up
  2. 2 currently winning
  3. 3 rising (in popularity etc)
下风
xià fēng
  1. 1 leeward
  2. 2 downwind
  3. 3 disadvantageous position
  4. 4 to concede or give way in an argument
世风
shì fēng
  1. 1 public morals
中风
zhòng fēng
  1. 1 to suffer a paralyzing stroke
九龙
Jiǔ lóng
  1. 1 Kowloon district of Hong Kong
亚龙湾
Yà lóng Wān
  1. 1 Yalong Bay in Sanya 三亞|三亚[Sān yà], Hainan
作风
zuò fēng
  1. 1 style
  2. 2 style of work
  3. 3 way
倚天屠龙记
Yǐ tiān Tú lóng Jì
  1. 1 Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wǔ xiá], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jīn Yōng] and its screen adaptations
伤风
shāng fēng
  1. 1 to catch cold

Idioms (20)

一帆风顺
yī fān fēng shùn
  1. 1 propitious wind throughout the journey (idiom)
  2. 2 plain sailing
  3. 3 to go smoothly
  4. 4 have a nice trip!
一路顺风
yī lù shùn fēng
  1. 1 to have a pleasant journey (idiom)
世风日下
shì fēng rì xià
  1. 1 public morals are degenerating with each passing day (idiom)
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
  1. 1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
什么风把你吹来的
shén me fēng bǎ nǐ chuī lái de
  1. 1 What brings you here? (idiom)
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
伏龙凤雏
fú lóng fèng chú
  1. 1 hidden genius (idiom)
来龙去脉
lái lóng qù mài
  1. 1 the rise and fall of the terrain (idiom)
  2. 2 (fig.) the whole sequence of events
  3. 3 causes and effects
借东风
jiè dōng fēng
  1. 1 lit. to use the eastern wind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to use sb's help
伤风败俗
shāng fēng bài sú
  1. 1 offending public morals (idiom)
光风霁月
guāng fēng jì yuè
  1. 1 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
  2. 2 period of peace and prosperity
  3. 3 noble and benevolent character
两袖清风
liǎng xiù qīng fēng
  1. 1 lit. both sleeves flowing in the breeze (idiom); having clean hands
  2. 2 uncorrupted
  3. 3 unsoiled by corrupt practices
只欠东风
zhǐ qiàn dōng fēng
  1. 1 all we need is an east wind (idiom); lacking only one tiny crucial item
叱咤风云
chì zhà fēng yún
  1. 1 lit. to rebuke Heaven and Earth (idiom); fig. shaking the whole world
  2. 2 all-powerful
呼风唤雨
hū fēng huàn yǔ
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
  2. 2 fig. to stir up troubles
唤雨呼风
huàn yǔ hū fēng
  1. 1 to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)
  2. 2 to exercise magical powers
  3. 3 fig. to stir up troubles
  4. 4 also 呼風喚雨|呼风唤雨[hū fēng huàn yǔ]
喝西北风
hē xī běi fēng
  1. 1 lit. drink the northwest wind (idiom); cold and hungry
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
  1. 1 to form a long queue (idiom)
  2. 2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
大水冲了龙王庙
dà shuǐ chōng le Lóng Wáng miào
  1. 1 lit. surging waters flooded the Dragon King temple (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to fail to recognize a familiar person
  3. 3 a dispute between close people who fail to recognize each other

Sample Sentences

爱情走得太快就像龙卷风
àiqíng zǒu de tài kuài jiù xiàng lóngjuǎnfēng
Love left too quickly, just like a tornado.
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爱情来得太快就像龙卷风
àiqíng lái de tài kuài jiù xiàng lóngjuǎnfēng
Love arrived too quickly, just like a tornado.
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周杰伦《龙卷风》
ZhōuJiélún 《lóngjuǎnfēng 》
Jay Chou - Tornado
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