望风

望風
wàngfēng
  1. to be on the lookout
  2. to keep watch

CEDICT

  1. (literary) to be impressed at the sight (of a great leader) and wish to follow in his footsteps
  2. to be impressed at the sight (of a great leader) and wish to follow in his footsteps
  3. to be on the lookout (while conducting secret activities); to keep watch

Wiktionary

  1. 远瞻、仰望风采。
  2. 听到风声。
  3. 为正在进行祕密活动的人把风。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 望 wàng
  1. full moon
  2. to hope
  3. to expect
  4. to visit
  5. to gaze (into the distance)
  6. to look towards
  7. towards
=1 望 wàng
  1. 15th day of month (lunar calendar)
  2. old variant of 望 wàng
2 风 fēng
  1. wind
  2. news
  3. style
  4. custom
  5. manner

classifiers: 陣, 絲

Containing this entry

望风捕影 wàngfēngbǔyǐng see 捕风捉影 bǔfēngzhuōyǐng
望风而逃 wàngfēngértáo to flee at the mere sight of (idiom)
望风而靡 wàngfēng'érmǐ

Related entries

把风 bǎfēng
  1. to keep watch (during a clandestine activity)
  2. to be on the lookout
你能把風扇關掉嗎？

Could you turn that fan off?

Source: Tatoeba

坐镇 zuòzhèn
  1. (of a commanding officer) to keep watch
  2. to oversee
守望 shǒuwàng to keep watch
放哨 fàngshào
  1. to keep watch
  2. to do sentry duty
  3. to be on patrol
值守 zhíshǒu
  1. (of a security guard etc) to be on duty, keeping an eye on things
  2. to keep watch
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