听风就是雨 tīng fēng jiù shì yǔ

to believe rumors; to be credulous

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to believe rumors
  2. 2. to be credulous
  3. 3. lit. to believe in the rain on hearing the wind (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
听 tīng HSK 1
to listen; to hear; to obey
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
就 jiù HSK 2
at once; right away; as soon as
是 shì HSK 1
to be; is; are
雨 yǔ HSK 1
rain; to rain; (of rain, snow etc) to fall