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风声

fēng shēng · feng sheng

Traditional 風聲

Meaning

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  1. sound of the wind
  2. rumor
  3. talk
  4. news
  5. reputation
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Rumours

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)听到(tīngdào)风声(fēngshēng)，下个月(xiàgèyuè)公司(gōngsī)要(yào)放(fàng)长假(chángjià)！

    I heard a rumour that the company will give a long holiday next month!

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？谁(shéi)说的(shuōde)？

    Really? Who said so?

  3. Liangliang

    不知道(bùzhīdào)，我(wǒ)只是(zhǐshì)听到(tīngdào)风声(fēngshēng)。

    I do not know. I just heard a rumour.

  4. Dengdeng

    你听(nǐtīng)，外面(wàimiàn)的(de)风声(fēngshēng)好(hǎo)大(dà)，快(kuài)收(shōu)衣服(yīfu)吧(ba)。

    Listen, the wind is very loud outside. Quick, let us bring in the clothes.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，看来(kànlai)放假(fàngjià)的(de)风声(fēngshēng)是(shì)风(fēng)吹来(chuīlái)的(de)。

    Okay, it seems the holiday rumour was blown here by the wind.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)一(yí)嗅(xiù)到(dào)风(fēng)声(shēng)不(bú)对(duì)，就(jiù)逃(táo)之(zhī)夭(yāo)夭(yāo)了(le)。

Sensing danger, he ran away.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

风(fēng)声(shēng)有(yǒu)点(diǎn)恐(kǒng)怖(bù)，听(tīng)起(qǐ)来(lái)好(hǎo)像(xiàng)鬼(guǐ)叫(jiào)一(yì)般(bān)。

The wind sounds scary, like screaming ghosts.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by catakaoe · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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