刮风颳風 guāfēng — to be windy, for the wind to blow
guāfēng (first tone, high and level)gua1feng1
Traditional: 颳風
to be windy, for the wind to blow
HSK 3· HSK 1–4 (classic)verb
Meanings
to be windy, for the wind to blow
A weather verb built the way 下雨 and 下雪 are: the subject is already inside it, so nothing goes in front. You say 刮风了 the way you say 下雨了 — the wind has got up.
verb
Example sentences
- 外面刮风了，你多穿一件衣服。外面颳風了，你多穿一件衣服。Wàimiàn (fourth tone, falling) guāfēng (first tone, high and level) le, (neutral tone) nǐ (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) chuān (first tone, high and level) yí (second tone, rising) jiàn (fourth tone, falling) yīfu. (first tone, high and level)···
The wind has got up outside — put on an extra layer.
- 昨天刮风下雨，我们没出去。昨天颳風下雨，我們沒出去。Zuótiān (second tone, rising) guāfēng (first tone, high and level) xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ, (third tone, dipping) wǒmen (third tone, dipping) méi (second tone, rising) chūqù. (first tone, high and level)···
It was windy and wet yesterday, so we didn’t go out.
Common mistakes
Not quite今天很刮风。
Correct今天风很大。
刮风 is a verb, and 很 modifies adjectives, not verbs. To say the wind is strong, make 风 the subject of an adjective: 风很大.