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风气

fēngqì

general mood; social atmosphere; prevailing practice

Students quietly read books in a bright classroom
Memory picture

Characters in this word

风 fēng

Strokes
4
Radical
风 — wind
Made of
几 small table 乂 to govern

气 qì

Strokes
4
Radical
气 — air, gas
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 气

Example phrases

  • 学校里读书的风气越来越浓了。 Xuéxiào lǐ dúshū de fēngqì yuè lái yuè nóng le. The atmosphere of reading at school is getting stronger and stronger.
  • 好的社会风气需要每个人一起来维护。 Hǎo de shèhuì fēngqì xūyào měi gè rén yìqǐ lái wéihù. A good social atmosphere needs everyone to help maintain it.
  • 这个公司的风气很好,同事之间互相帮助。 Zhège gōngsī de fēngqì hěn hǎo, tóngshì zhī jiān hùxiāng bāngzhù. This company has a good atmosphere, and colleagues help each other.

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