台风和飓风最大的区别就是出生地和活动区域不同。
The biggest difference between typhoons and hurricanes is their birthplace and activity area.
台风主要是指在西北太平洋和南海的生成及活动的热带气旋，而飓风是指在中东太平洋和北大西洋上生成及活动热带气旋。
Typhoons mainly refer to tropical cyclones generated and active in the Northwest Pacific and the South China Sea, while hurricanes refer to tropical cyclones generated and active in the Middle East Pacific and the North Atlantic.
从等级划分来看，风力在12级以上的台风分为三个等级，而飓风等级更多，上限也更高。
In terms of classification, typhoons with wind force above 12 are divided into three levels, while hurricanes have more levels and higher upper limit.
一级飓风相当于台风或强台风，二级飓风相当于强台风，三级飓风相当于强台风或者超强台风，四级和五级飓风则相当于超强台风。
Category I hurricane is equivalent to typhoon or strong typhoon, category II hurricane is equivalent to strong typhoon, category III hurricane is equivalent to strong typhoon or super typhoon, and category IV and category V hurricanes are equivalent to super typhoon.
