风暴

Meaning of 风暴

风暴 (fēngbào) is a storm — 风 (wind) and 暴 (violent, sudden). Used both for literal weather and metaphorically for social upheaval: 历史的风暴 (the storm of history).

To say Storm in Chinese, pronounce 风暴 as Fēng bào. The marks over the letters show the tones — the pitch contour that distinguishes Mandarin syllables.