HSK 6 · Society

风土人情 fēngtǔrénqíng “local customs and conditions” in Chinese

Traditional 風土人情

What 风土人情 means

  1. local customs and conditions
  2. local conditions and customs (idiom)

How to say 风土人情

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale风fēng1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale土tǔ3rd tone, dipping
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale人rén2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale情qíng2nd tone, rising

风土人情 in a sentence

  1. 旅行可以让我们了解各地的风土人情。

    Lǚxíng kěyǐ ràng wǒmen liǎojiě gèdì de fēngtǔrénqíng.

    Travel lets us learn about local customs everywhere.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 这本书介绍了云南的风土人情。

    Zhè běn shū jièshào le Yúnnán de fēngtǔrénqíng.

    This book introduces the local customs and way of life in Yunnan.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 风土人情 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 风 (fēng) with each of its parts in a different colour
风fēngwind
  • 几table · jī
  • 乂to govern · yì

Memory aidSimplified from 風. Picture a sail 几 filled by the wind, with a swirl 乂 inside: wind.

The character 土 (tǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
土tǔearth
  • 十ten · shí
  • 一one · yī
The character 人 (rén) drawn as one shape
人rénperson; people

人 is a single shape of 2 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidA person walking, seen from the side: two legs.

The character 情 (qíng) with each of its parts in a different colour
情qíngfeelings; emotion; sentiment; passion
  • 忄heart form of 心 · xīnMeaning part
  • 青blue-green · qīngSound part

忄 hints at the meaning (heart); 青 (qīng) hints at the sound. Compare it with qíng.

How to write 风土人情

风 4 strokes · 土 3 strokes · 人 2 strokes · 情 11 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

风土人情 (fēngtǔrénqíng) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 风土人情 (fēngtǔrénqíng). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 风土人情

Words with 风

风fēng · wind刮风guāfēng · windy风险fēngxiǎn · risk风俗fēngsú · social custom风格fēnggé · style风景fēngjǐng · scenery麦克风màikèfēng · microphone (loanword)风味fēngwèi · local flavour风度fēngdù · manner风趣fēngqù · witty

Words with 土

土豆tǔdòu · potato土地tǔdì · land领土lǐngtǔ · territory土壤tǔrǎng · soil

Words with 人

人rén · person家人jiārén · family member男人nánrén · man女人nǚrén · woman别人biéren · other people客人kèrén · guest有人yǒurén · someone人们rénmen · people大人dàren · adult老人lǎorén · old person

Words with 情

事情shìqing · matter热情rèqíng · cordial爱情àiqíng · romance感情gǎnqíng · emotion同情tóngqíng · to sympathise with心情xīnqíng · mood情况qíngkuàng · circumstances表情biǎoqíng · (facial) expression情绪qíngxù · mood情景qíngjǐng · scene

More words: Society & Law

非法fēifǎ · illegal封建fēngjiàn · feudal风气fēngqì · social atmosphere封锁fēngsuǒ · to blockade分裂fēnliè · to split否决fǒujué · to veto腐败fǔbài · corrupt福利fúlì · welfare

FAQs

风土人情 (fēngtǔrénqíng) means “local customs and conditions” or “local conditions and customs (idiom)”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it fēngtǔrénqíng: fēng with a 1st tone, then tǔ with a 3rd tone, then rén with a 2nd tone, then qíng with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 风土人情 is written 風土人情. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type fengturenqing with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 风土人情 from the suggestions. Typing fengturenqing into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
风土人情 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.