波涛 (bō tāo): billows; great waves; surging waves

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HSK 7noun

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Pinyin
Meaning: billows; great waves; surging waves
Characters: 2
Part of speech: noun
HSK level: HSK 7

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billows
great waves
surging waves

Chinese explanation

指大波浪，常用来形容海面或江面上起伏汹涌的大浪
也比喻像波浪一样涌动、声势浩大的事物或力量，如人潮、声音、情绪等。

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After the typhoon passed, the sea was surging with huge waves, and several fishing boats rocked endlessly in the harbor.

He stood at the edge of the cliff, gazing at the sea churning with waves below, and suddenly felt a wave of calm in his heart.

At the concert, her piano music sometimes surged like crashing waves and sometimes flowed like a murmuring stream, leaving the audience utterly enchanted.

Hearing the news that the company was about to lay off staff, a wave of turmoil surged in the employees' hearts, and they all began looking for new ways out.

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