风雨无阻
fēngyǔwúzǔ
regardless of wind or rain; come rain or shine
Characters in this word
雨 yǔ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 雨 — rain
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
阻 zǔ
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 且 moreover, also (post-subject)
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 他每天风雨无阻地去公园跑步。 Tā měi tiān fēngyǔ wúzǔ de qù gōngyuán pǎobù. He goes running in the park every day, rain or shine.
- 这位邮递员风雨无阻，几十年如一日地给村民送信。 Zhè wèi yóudìyuán fēngyǔ wúzǔ, jǐ shí nián rú yí rì de gěi cūnmín sòngxìn. This postman has delivered letters to villagers day after day for decades, come rain or shine.
- 这家早餐店风雨无阻，每天五点准时开门。 Zhè jiā zǎocāndiàn fēngyǔ wúzǔ, měi tiān wǔ diǎn zhǔnshí kāimén. This breakfast shop opens on time at five every day, whatever the weather.