风暴 風暴 fēng bào storm / violent commotion / fig. crisis (e.g. revolution, uprising, financial crisis etc) syn 暴风雨 暴風雨 bào fēng yǔ rainstorm / storm / tempest syn 突袭 突襲 tū xí to raid / to storm / surprise attack syn 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén dust syn 吸尘器 吸塵器 xī chén qì vacuum cleaner / dust catcher 暴风 暴風 bào fēng windstorm / (meteorology) storm (force 11 wind) syn 掀起 xiān qǐ to lift / to raise (a lid etc) / (of a storm) to surge / to stir up (waves etc) / (fig.) to trigger / set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc) syn 粉末 fěn mò fine powder / dust syn 沾满 沾滿 zhān mǎn muddy / covered in (mud, dust, sweat, blood etc) / daubed in syn 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ dust syn 尘埃 塵埃 chén āi dust syn 卷土重来 卷土重來 juǎn tǔ chóng lái lit. to return in a swirl of dust (idiom) / fig. to regroup and come back even stronger / to make a comeback syn 沙尘暴 沙塵暴 shā chén bào sand and dust storm syn 攻占 攻佔 gōng zhàn to seize control of (an enemy position) / (fig.) to take by storm / to gain (awards, control of a market etc) syn 后尘 後塵 hòu chén lit. trailing dust / fig. sb's footsteps / course in life 尘封 塵封 chén fēng covered in dust / dusty / lying unused for a long time 一尘不染 一塵不染 yī chén bù rǎn untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom) / selfless and incorruptible / spotless syn 卷起 捲起 juǎn qǐ to roll up / to curl up / (of dust etc) to swirl up syn 猛攻 měng gōng to attack violently / to storm 烟尘 煙塵 yān chén smoke and dust / air pollution syn 粉尘 粉塵 fěn chén dust / airborne powder / solid particulate matter 除尘 除塵 chú chén to eliminate dust (i.e. filter out suspended particles) 望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom) / to be far inferior syn 风尘 風塵 fēng chén windblown dust / hardships of travel / vicissitudes of life / prostitution syn 沙尘 沙塵 shā chén airborne sand and dust 强攻 強攻 qiáng gōng (military) to take by storm syn 拂袖而去 fú xiù ér qù to storm off in a huff (idiom) syn 灰土 huī tǔ dust / (soil taxonomy) spodosol syn 风尘仆仆 風塵僕僕 fēng chén pú pú lit. covered in dust (idiom) / fig. travel-worn syn 除尘器 chú chén qì de-duster / dust collector / dust separator / precipitator 攻关 攻關 gōng guān to storm a strategic pass / fig. to tackle a key problem 风起云涌 風起雲湧 fēng qǐ yún yǒng to surge like a gathering storm (idiom) / to grow by leaps and bounds syn 攻略 gōng lüè (literary) to storm and capture / strategy / directions / guide / how-to 来袭 來襲 lái xí to invade / (of a storm etc) to strike / to hit 不费吹灰之力 不費吹灰之力 bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease syn 热带风暴 熱帶風暴 rè dài fēng bào tropical storm 风灾 風災 fēng zāi damaging storm / destructive typhoon syn 吹袭 吹襲 chuī xí (of wind) to blow fiercely / (of a storm) to strike 尘雾 塵霧 chén wù cloud of dust / smog 波 bō wave / ripple / storm / surge syn 土 tǔ earth / dust / clay / local / indigenous / crude opium / unsophisticated / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1] syn 灰 huī ash / dust / lime / gray / discouraged / dejected syn 末 mò tip / end / final stage / latter part / inessential detail / powder / dust / opera role of old man syn 埃 āi dust / dirt / angstrom / phonetic ai or e syn 尘 塵 chén dust / dirt / earth syn 眯 mí to blind (as with dust) / Taiwan pr. [mi3] syn 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng lit. the dust has settled (idiom) / fig. to get sorted out / to be finalized syn 掸 撣 dǎn to brush away / to dust off / brush / duster / CL:把[ba3] syn 末子 mò zi powder / dust syn 弹冠相庆 彈冠相慶 tán guān xiāng qìng lit. to flick dust off sb's cap (idiom) / to celebrate an official appointment / to congratulate and celebrate (promotion, graduation etc) 浮土 fú tǔ topsoil / surface dust syn 征尘 征塵 zhēng chén the dust of a long journey syn 尘螨 塵蟎 chén mǎn dust mite 冰风暴 冰風暴 bīng fēng bào icy storm / hailstorm syn 万念俱灰 萬念俱灰 wàn niàn jù huī every hope turns to dust (idiom) / completely disheartened syn 甚嚣尘上 甚囂塵上 shèn xiāo chén shàng clamor raises the dust (idiom) / a tremendous clamor / to raise a tremendous stink syn 护封 護封 hù fēng dust jacket (of a book) / protective cover / document seal 金沙 jīn shā gold dust / salted egg yolk sauce 尘暴 塵暴 chén bào dust devil 霣 yǔn rain storm / to fall 掀风鼓浪 掀風鼓浪 xiān fēng gǔ làng to raise a storm / to stir up trouble / to instigate syn 抹一鼻子灰 mǒ yī bí zi huī lit. to rub one's nose with dust / to suffer a snub / to meet with a rebuff 逸尘断鞅 逸塵斷鞅 yì chén duàn yāng lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness / fig. to ride like the wind (idiom) 雨水管道 yǔ shuǐ guǎn dào storm water drain / storm drain 塕 wěng flying dust (dialect) / dust 纤尘 纖塵 xiān chén speck of dust / fine dust syn 坋 bèn dust / to dust / a bank of earth / to bring together / to dig / also pr. [fen4] 浮尘 浮塵 fú chén dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface) / large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm syn 风暴潮 風暴潮 fēng bào cháo storm surge 任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台 任憑風浪起，穩坐釣魚臺 rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 暂息 暫息 zàn xī a lull (in the storm) / brief break (in rain) 稳坐钓鱼台 穩坐釣魚臺 wěn zuò diào yú tái lit. to sit tight on the fishing terrace despite the storm (idiom) / fig. to stay calm in a tense situation 譁然 huá rán variant of 嘩然|哗然, in uproar / commotion / causing a storm of protest / tumultuous 金融风暴 金融風暴 jīn róng fēng bào banking crisis / storm in financial circles 风雨欲来 風雨欲來 fēng yǔ yù lái lit. storm clouds approach / troubles lie ahead (idiom) 杀进 殺進 shā jìn to storm (a city etc) / to raid 雨量图 hyetograph / hyetogram / storm profile 热带气旋和风暴潮区域训练讲习班 Regional Training Workshop on Tropical Cyclones and Storm Surges 雨水集水井 yǔ shuǐ jí shuǐ jǐng storm drain catch basin 雨水洼地 雨水窪地 storm water basin 雨水径流 雨水徑流 yǔ shuǐ jìng liú storm water run-off 孟加拉湾风暴潮数据收集协调方桉 孟加拉灣風暴潮數據收集協調方案 Coordinated Programme of Storm Surge Data Acquisition in the Bay of Bengal 风暴潮预测训练班 風暴潮預測訓練班 Training Seminar on Storm Surge Prediction 日本叉尾海燕 rì běn chā wěi hǎi yàn (bird species of China) Matsudaira's storm petrel (Hydrobates matsudairae) 烟黑叉尾海燕 煙黑叉尾海燕 yān hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn (bird species of China) Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) 白腰叉尾海燕 bái yāo chā wěi hǎi yàn (bird species of China) Leach's storm petrel (Hydrobates leucorhous) 褐翅叉尾海燕 hè chì chā wěi hǎi yàn (bird species of China) Tristram's storm petrel (Hydrobates tristrami) 黑叉尾海燕 hēi chā wěi hǎi yàn (bird species of China) Swinhoe's storm petrel (Hydrobates monorhis) 暴风圈 暴風圈 bào fēng quān (meteorology) storm area (area exposed to winds of force 7 or higher during a typhoon) / (fig.) area particularly badly affected by a crisis 狂风暴雨 狂風暴雨 kuáng fēng - bào yǔ (idiom) howling wind and torrential rain / furious storm / (fig.) (idiom) difficult circumstances / dangerous situation syn 壒 ài dust / mud 撢 dǎn to dust 煤屑 méi xiè coal dust / coal slack 坱 yǎng fine dust / plentiful / vast 坋 fèn dust, earth / a bank of earth / to dig / to bring together 吹灰 chuī huī to blow away dust 尘云 塵雲 chén yún dust cloud 已见分晓 已見分曉 yǐ jiàn fēn xiǎo the result becomes apparent / (after) the dust has settled 