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    Referring to 'incident' with 风波 (fēngbō)

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    这/那 + 次 + 风波

    Explanation

    The noun 风波 (fēngbō) literally means "wind and waves" but figuratively refers to a disturbance, controversy, or incident. It is used to describe events that cause public commotion or upheaval. For example, 这次风波 means "this incident."

    Examples

    • 那件事引起了一场不小的风波。

      Nà jiàn shì yǐnqǐ le yī chǎng bù xiǎo de fēngbō.

      That incident caused quite a stir.

    • 这场风波过后，公司进行了全面整改。

      Zhè chǎng fēngbō guòhòu, gōngsī jìnxíng le quánmiàn zhěnggǎi.

      After this storm blew over, the company carried out a comprehensive overhaul.

    • 他的一番话在网上掀起了很大的风波。

      Tā de yī fān huà zài wǎng shàng xiānqǐ le hěn dà de fēngbō.

      His remarks stirred up a big controversy online.

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