The Chinese word for tornado is
龙卷风
lóng juǎn fēng
Chinese Definition
| tornado | |
| 1. 龙卷风 | |
| Components | |
| 龙 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 龍 | |
| 卷 | |
| 1. Alternative form of 捲 (to roll up; to roll) | |
| 2. Alternative form of 捲 (to sweep up; to carry along; to sweep away) | |
| 3. Alternative form of 捲 (to embroil; to involve) | |
| 4. Alternative form of 捲 (roll; cylinder; tube; scroll) | |
| 5. (neologism, slang) Short for 內卷, intense competition among peers; to study harder or work longer as a result | |
| 6. reel of books | |
| 7. book; scroll | |
| 8. volume; chapter; fascicle | |
| 9. (computing) volume (attention, zh, is this definition under the right pronunciation?) | |
| 新-加 卷juàn - new volume | |
| 10. examination paper | |
| 11. Alternative form of 婘 (fine; good) | |
| 12. Variant of 券 | |
| 风 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 風 |
Translations for 风 and their definitions
| 龍捲風 | |
| 1. n. (weather) tornado; cyclone; twister; hurricane | |
| 2. n. (figurative) something that is transient or short-lived |
| 龙卷风 | |
| 1. Simplified form of 龍捲風 |
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Pronunciation
lóng juǎn fēng
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