Chinese word

风浪

Pronunciation

Pinyinfēng làng

Meaning

  • nounrough seas

Example

昨天出海遇到很大的风浪。zuó tiān chū hǎi yù dào hěn dà de fēng làng

Yesterday, we encountered rough seas while out at sea.

Illustration for 风浪 (rough seas)

More examples

船员们齐心协力，终于克服了风浪，抵达了目的地。chuán yuán men qí xīn xié lì zhōng yú kè fú le fēng làng dǐ dá le mù dì dì

The crew worked together and finally overcame the rough seas, reaching their destination.

Core concept

A force makes the water heave and the surrounding situation feel unstable, difficult, and hard to control.

Common phrases

  • 遇到风浪yù dào fēng làng

    encounter rough seas

  • 海上风浪hǎi shàng fēng làng

    rough seas offshore

  • 克服风浪kè fú fēng làng

    overcome rough seas

Similar words

波浪bō làng: Waves of any size that form on the surface of water.
海浪hǎi làng: Waves that form on the surface of the sea.

Definition in Chinese

由风在水面上作用形成的较大且猛烈的波动，也可比喻生活或事态的动荡与困难。yóu fēng zài shuǐ miàn shàng zuò yòng xíng chéng de jiào dà qiě měng liè de bō dòng yě kě bǐ yù shēng huó huò shì tài de dòng dàng yǔ kùn nán

Word origin

风 (fēng, "wind") + 浪 (làng, "wave") names the wind and waves of a disturbed sea, which explains its later use for turmoil and hardship.

Usage tips

  • The figurative sense often describes challenges facing a person, group, or project, so a sentence about people may not involve the sea at all.

Other meanings

  • wavesnoun
  • high wavesnoun
  • swellnoun

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