风头

fēng tóu · feng tou

Traditional 風頭

Meaning

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  1. wind direction
  2. the way the wind blows
  3. fig. trend
  4. direction of events
  5. how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself)
  6. public opinion (concerning one's actions)
  7. publicity (usually derog.)
  8. limelight

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)最(zuì)近(jìn)在(zài)媒(méi)体(tǐ)上(shàng)出(chū)尽(jìn)了(le)风(fēng)头(tóu),引(yǐn)起(qǐ)了(le)不(bù)少(shǎo)争(zhēng)议(yì)。

He has recently been in the media limelight, causing quite a bit of controversy.

02

现(xiàn)在(zài)风(fēng)头(tóu)正(zhèng)紧(jǐn),我(wǒ)们(men)还(hái)是(shì)低(dī)调(diào)一(yì)点(diǎn)比(bǐ)较(jiào)好(hǎo)。

The current public opinion is tense, so it's better for us to keep a low profile.

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