Chinese word

荡漾

Pronunciation

Pinyindàng yàng

Meaning

  • verbripple

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.

Illustration for 荡漾 (ripple)

More examples

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.

Core concept

A gentle disturbance travels across a surface as fine waves or flickering reflections.

Common phrases

  • 心中荡漾xīn zhōng dàng yàng

    stir in one's heart

  • 灯光下荡漾dēng guāng xià dàng yàng

    shimmer in the light

Similar words

波动bō dòng: A quantity or condition moves up and down over time.
起伏qǐ fú: A surface or stretch of land rises and falls in a continuing pattern.
摇曳yáo yè: Plants or lights sway gently back and forth in the wind.
泛起fàn qǐ: Small waves or bubbles begin to appear on a surface.

Definition in Chinese

指因风、拨动等使液体表面或柔软物体产生缓慢的摆动，形成细微的涟漪或波纹。zhǐ yīn fēng bō dòng děng shǐ yè tǐ biǎo miàn huò róu ruǎn wù tǐ chǎn shēng huǎn màn de bǎi dòng xíng chéng xì wēi de lián yī huò bō wén

Word origin

荡 (dàng, "to sway") + 漾 (yàng, "to ripple") combines two water-movement ideas into a word for gentle motion spreading across a surface.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Other meanings

  • shimmerverb

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