Writing
刮风 (guā fēng) — how to say "to be windy" in Chinese
刮风
To be windy
verb
Character composition
刮
to blow, to scrape
风
wind
Radicals / Keys
風
Wind
#182 · fēng · 9 strokes
刀
Knife
#18 · dāo · 2 strokes
Collocations
刮风天
guā fēng tiān
windy day
刮风下雨
guā fēng xià yǔ
wind and rain
Examples
外面刮风了，记得把窗户关好。
It's windy outside, remember to close the windows.
今天刮风了。
It's windy today.
Mnemonic
[guā fēng-] Gua Feng the artist sits atop a hill, capturing a windy storm 刮风 in her painting 🌬️. She scrapes 刮 her brush across the canvas, capturing the essence of the fierce wind 风, as if the gusts themselves are helping her paint.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to be windy" in Chinese?
"to be windy" in Chinese is 刮风 (guā fēng).
Gua feng meaning in Chinese
刮风 (guā fēng) means "To be windy".
How is 刮风 pronounced?
It is pronounced guā fēng (written as gua feng, guafeng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write gua feng in Chinese?
It is written 刮风: 刮 has 8 strokes, 风 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 刮风?
刮风 belongs to the HSK 3 vocabulary list.
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