# 呼风唤雨 (hūfēnghuànyǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 呼风唤雨 (hūfēnghuànyǔ) means “to wield great power and influence”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to wield great power and influence
- Pinyin: hūfēnghuànyǔ (hu1 feng1 huan4 yu3)
- Traditional: 呼風喚雨
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他在商界能呼风唤雨。
  Tā zài shāngjiè néng hūfēnghuànyǔ.
  He wields great power in the business world.

## Characters

- 呼 (hū): to call; to cry
- [风](https://hanziro.com/word/feng-wind/) (fēng): wind
- 唤 (huàn): to call
- [雨](https://hanziro.com/word/yu-rain/) (yǔ): rain

https://hanziro.com/word/hu-feng-huan-yu-wield-great-power/

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