风云

• Pinyin: fēng yún
• Desglose de hanzi: 风 = 几 + 虫 (wind, air, movement); 云 = simplified 雲 — clouds; evaporation, movement, rapid change

Significado

Turbulencias; situación convulsa y cambiante; (también) figuras influyentes que marcan el rumbo.

风云变幻 (rapidly shifting wind and clouds) describes volatile, unpredictable situations. 风云人物 (wind-and-cloud figures) refers to highly influential people who shape the course of events. 叱咤风云 (to command wind and clouds) describes a dominant, awe-inspiring figure.

Ejemplos

1. 二十世纪上半叶是一段风云激荡的历史时期，无数民族与国家在帝国主义、民族主义和共产主义等多重力量的角力中重新界定了自己的命运。
2. 在这段风云变幻的市场竞争中，那些能够以最快速度感知行业趋势、动员资源并作出战略调整的企业，往往能够在危机中抢先占据有利地位。
3. 这部传记记录了这位风云人物从基层工人到行业巨擘的传奇蜕变。

Guía de uso

Contexto: history, politics, business, biography

Tono: dramatic

Correcto

• 在风云突变的国际局势下，缺乏战略定力的国家很可能误判形势，付出惨重代价。(In a rapidly changing international situation, countries that lack strategic steadiness may misjudge the situation and pay a heavy price.)
• 他在叱咤风云的商界生涯中多次遭遇寒冬，却总能凭远见和果断化险为夷。(In his powerful business career, he faced industry winters many times, yet always turned danger into safety through vision and decisiveness.)

Incorrecto

• 风云 for calm, stable situations — it specifically implies turbulence, rapid change, and powerful forces at play; for stable conditions, use 平稳 or 稳定

Origen e historia

风 (wind) + 云 (cloud) — wind and clouds; by extension, the rapidly changing forces that drive events and shape powerful figures

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal