风云人物
fēng yún rén wù
Pinyin

Definition

风云人物
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fēng yún rén wù
  1. the man (or woman) of the moment (idiom)
  2. influential figure

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

人
rén
  1. 1 man
  2. 2 person
  3. 3 people
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
人生
rén shēng
  1. 1 life (one's time on earth)
别人
bié ren
  1. 1 other people
  2. 2 others
  3. 3 other person
女人
nu:3 rén
  1. 1 woman
恋人
liàn rén
  1. 1 lover
  2. 2 sweetheart
男人
nán rén
  1. 1 a man
  2. 2 a male
  3. 3 men
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
世人
shì rén
  1. 1 people (in general)
  2. 2 people around the world
  3. 3 everyone
丢人
diū rén
  1. 1 to lose face
中国人
Zhōng guó rén
  1. 1 Chinese person
主人
zhǔ rén
  1. 1 master
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 owner
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
主持人
zhǔ chí rén
  1. 1 TV or radio presenter
  2. 2 host
  3. 3 anchor
乱世佳人
Luàn shì Jiā rén
  1. 1 Gone with the Wind (film)
事物
shì wù
  1. 1 thing
  2. 2 object
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
人事
rén shì
  1. 1 personnel
  2. 2 human resources
  3. 3 human affairs
  4. 4 ways of the world
  5. 5 (euphemism) sexuality
  6. 6 the facts of life
人人
rén rén
  1. 1 everyone
  2. 2 every person
人们
rén men
  1. 1 people
人儿
rén r5
  1. 1 figurine
人力
rén lì
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 labor power

Idioms (20)

一人得道，鸡犬升天
yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān
  1. 1 lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to ride on sb else's success
  3. 3 Once one man gets a government position, all his cronies get in too
  4. 4 Once sb has cracked the problem, every Tom, Dick and Harry can do it
一物降一物
yī wù xiáng yī wù
  1. 1 lit. one object bests another object
  2. 2 every item has a weakness (idiom)
  3. 3 there is a rock to every scissor, a scissor to every paper, and a paper to every rock
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
三人成虎
sān rén chéng hǔ
  1. 1 three men talking makes a tiger (idiom); repeated rumor becomes a fact
三人行，必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三个女人一台戏
sān ge nu:3 rén yī tái xì
  1. 1 three women are enough for a drama (idiom)
不以人废言
bù yǐ rén fèi yán
  1. 1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers
不恤人言
bù xù rén yán
  1. 1 not to worry about the gossip (idiom); to do the right thing regardless of what others say
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不听老人言，吃亏在眼前
bù tīng lǎo rén yán , chī kuī zài yǎn qián
  1. 1 (idiom) ignore your elders at your peril
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
事在人为
shì zài rén wéi
  1. 1 the matter depends on the individual (idiom); it is a matter for your own effort
  2. 2 With effort, one can achieve anything.
人不可貌相
rén bù kě mào xiàng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance (idiom)
  2. 2 you can't judge a book by its cover
  3. 3 often in combination 人不可貌相，海水不可斗量[rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng]
人不可貌相，海水不可斗量
rén bù kě mào xiàng , hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng
  1. 1 you can't judge a person by appearance, just as you can't measure the sea with a pint pot (idiom)
人中龙凤
rén zhōng lóng fèng
  1. 1 a giant among men (idiom)
人之常情
rén zhī cháng qíng
  1. 1 human nature (idiom)
  2. 2 a behavior that is only natural

Sample Sentences

哈哈哈，说笑啦。我们贺总当年可是迷倒一众女生的风云人物啊，连今天的新娘都是贺总粉丝呢。
hā hā hā ，shuōxiào la 。wǒmen Hè zǒng dāngnián kěshì mídào yī zhòng nǚshēng de fēngyúnrénwù ā ，lián jīntiān de xīnniáng dōu shì Hè zǒng fěnsī ne 。
Ha ha, you're such a kidder. It was you Mr Manager who was the charmer who attracted a flock of ladies back in the day, even today's bride was one of your fans, He Xiao.
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欸，给你们介绍一下啊，这是贺萧，我们初中风云人物，现在自己做老板。这是我们司法局可爱的会计，新娘的好朋友贾玉。
èi ，gěi nǐmen jièshào yīxià ā ，zhè shì Hè xiāo ，wǒmen chūzhōng fēngyúnrénwù ，xiànzài zìjǐ zuò lǎobǎn 。zhè shì wǒmen sīfǎjú kěài de kuàijì ，xīnniáng de hǎopéngyou Jiǎ yù 。
Agh, I'll introduce you both. This is He Xiao, he was the ladykiller of my Junior High School, now he's his own boss. This is Jia Yu, one of the lovelier accountants at the Ministry of Justice and a good friend of the bride.
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