Chinese word

波动

Pronunciation

Pinyinbō dòng

Meaning

  • verbfluctuate

Example

股价常常波动，投资要谨慎。gǔ jià cháng cháng bō dòng tóu zī yào jǐn shèn

Stock prices often fluctuate, so investing requires caution.

Illustration for 波动 (fluctuate)

More examples

受政策影响，汇率可能在短期内波动。shòu zhèng cè yíng xiǎng huì lǜ kě néng zài duǎn qī nèi bō dòng

Affected by policy, exchange rates may fluctuate in the short term.

Core concept

An unstable up-and-down pattern that keeps returning instead of moving steadily in one direction.

Common phrases

  • 股价波动gǔ jià bō dòng

    stock prices fluctuate

  • 汇率波动huì lǜ bō dòng

    exchange rates fluctuate

  • 市场波动shì chǎng bō dòng

    markets fluctuate

Similar words

变化biàn huà: Change in condition, quality, or number over time.
变动biàn dòng: Change as an event or state develops.
起伏qǐ fú: Rise and fall through noticeable highs and lows.
震荡zhèn dàng: Sway as force or conditions shift and become unstable.

Definition in Chinese

指事物在一定范围内反复上下变化，侧重于幅度和不稳定性，常用于描述价格、情绪等可变的状态。zhǐ shì wù zài yí dìng fàn wéi nèi fǎn fù shàng xià biàn huà cè zhòng yú fú dù hé bù wěn dìng xìng cháng yòng yú miáo shù jià gé qíng xù děng kě biàn de zhuàng tài

Word origin

The compound 波动 (bōdòng, "to fluctuate") joins 波 (bō, "wave") with 动 (dòng, "move"), so its form evokes something moving like a wave.

Usage tips

  • Unlike a one-time jump, this word suggests movement over a period, so time words such as "often" or "recently" fit naturally with it.

Other meanings

  • fluctuationnoun
  • waververb

Opposites

Related words

  • 波动性bō dòng xìngvolatilitynoun
  • 波动率bō dòng lǜfluctuation ratenoun

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