风起云涌 fēng qǐ yún yǒng

to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 97869th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to surge like a gathering storm (idiom)
  2. 2. to grow by leaps and bounds

Characters

Character Meaning
风 fēng HSK 3
wind; style; manner
起 qǐ HSK 1
to get up; to rise; to start
云 yún HSK 4
cloud; abbr. for Yunnan Province 云南省yún nán shěng
涌 yǒng HSK 6
to rush forth; to bubble up; variant of 湧yǒng