风波
fēngbō
disturbance; controversy
Characters in this word
波 bō
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这起招聘风波暴露出公司在人事流程上的严重漏洞。 Zhè qǐ zhāopìn fēngbō bàolù chū gōngsī zài rénshì liúchéng shàng de yánzhòng lòudòng. This recruitment controversy exposed serious flaws in the company's personnel procedures.
- 为了一点小事，两家人闹出了一场风波。 Wèile yìdiǎn xiǎoshì, liǎng jiā rén nào chū le yì chǎng fēngbō. Over a trifle, the two families stirred up a commotion.
- 这场风波过去以后，大家都变得更加小心。 Zhè chǎng fēngbō guòqù yǐhòu, dàjiā dōu biàn de gèngjiā xiǎoxīn. After this disturbance passed, everyone became more careful.