成风

成風

chéngfēng

verb #67,715

Meanings

HSK 1

那时候，大吃大喝成风。

Nà shíhou, dàchī-dàhē chéngfēng.

Back then, lavish wining and dining had become the norm.

HSK 5

这家公司里拉关系、走后门成风，有能力的人反而都走了。

Zhè jiā gōngsī lǐ lā guānxi, zǒu hòumén chéngfēng, yǒu nénglì de rén fǎn'ér dōu zǒu le.

At this company, pulling strings and using connections have become the norm, so the capable people have all left.

usage

Mostly said of bad habits: 浪费成风 (waste is rife), 攀比成风 (everyone tries to outdo everyone else). A good practice that has caught on is 蔚然成风.

成 chéng

风 fēng