台风

• 拼音: tái fēng
• 汉字拆解: 台 = 口 (mouth) + 至 variant, platform/stage; 风 = 几 + 乂, simplified from 風 (wind)

含义

Typhoon. A powerful tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.

The standard term for typhoons in East Asia. Also used metaphorically to describe someone with a powerful, commanding presence or style (especially in entertainment: 台风很好 means someone has great stage presence).

例句

1. 气象台预报说这次台风将在明天凌晨登陆广东沿海。
2. 台风过后，很多树木被连根拔起，街道一片狼藉。
3. 虽然台风天气恶劣，但救援人员依然坚持搜救工作。

用法指南

语境: weather, news, everyday

语气: informative

正确说法

• 台风要来了，大家注意安全。(A typhoon is coming — everyone stay safe.)
• 她在舞台上的台风特别稳。(Her stage presence is really solid.)

错误说法

• 北京有台风 — typhoons hit coastal areas; Beijing is inland and doesn't get typhoons

起源与历史

Transliteration from English 'typhoon' which itself derives from Cantonese 大風 (daai6 fung1, big wind) or Greek typhon (whirlwind). Written as 台 (Taiwan/platform) + 风 (wind).

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal