呼
风
唤
雨

To call the wind and summon the rain (idiom) in Chinese: 呼风唤雨 (hū fēng huàn yǔ)

hū fēng huàn yǔ

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 呼風喚雨1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
  2. 2fig. to stir up troubles

Stroke order

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呼
风
唤
雨

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄨ

hū

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ u—/ first tone

ㄈㄥ

fēng

ㄈ/ fㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄏㄨㄢˋ

huàn

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄩˇ

yǔ

ㄩ/ üˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

呼风唤雨

Simplified

呼風喚雨

Traditional

Example sentences

See 呼风唤雨 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他在公司里可以呼风唤雨。

    tā zài gōng sī lǐ kě yǐ hū fēng huàn yǔ。

    In the company, he wields enormous power and influence.

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Related words

风

fēng

wind

雨

yǔ

rain

下雨

xià yǔ

to rain

风景

fēng jǐng

scenery

称呼

chēng hu

to call

风格

fēng gé

style

风俗

fēng sú

social custom

风险

fēng xiǎn

risk

呼吸

hū xī

to breathe

招呼

zhāo hu

to call out to

风度

fēng dù

elegance (for men)

风光

fēng guāng

scene

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