English–Chinese
“ripple” in Chinese
Chinese
Pronunciation
Pinyindàng yàng
Example
湖面上荡漾着微小的波纹。hú miàn shàng dàng yàng zhe wēi xiǎo de bō wén
The surface of the lake is rippling with tiny waves.
How to say “ripple” in Chinese
“Ripple” in Chinese is 荡漾 (dàng yàng).
A gentle disturbance travels across a surface as fine waves or flickering reflections.
Example sentences with 荡漾
听到老歌，往事在脑海里荡漾。tīng dào lǎo gē wǎng shì zài náo hǎi lǐ dàng yàng
Hearing an old song made memories stir in my mind.
Tips for using 荡漾
- The verb commonly describes an ongoing scene rather than a single event, so it often appears with the continuing-state marker when a view is being described.