闻风而动 wén fēng ér dòng

to act at once on hearing the news; to respond instantly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 57743rd word

Definitions

  1. 1. to act at once on hearing the news
  2. 2. to respond instantly

Characters

Character Meaning
闻 wén HSK 3
to hear; to smell; news
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
而 ér HSK 3
and; but (not); (indicates contrast)
动 dòng HSK 2
(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to stir (emotions)