喷涌

噴湧

pēnyǒng

verb #29,383

Meanings

1 to gush
2 to surge out
3 to well up and flow forcefully

Characters

to spray; to spurt; to gush

to surge; to well up; to gush

Examples

泉水从岩缝中喷涌而出。

Quánshuǐ cóng yán fèng zhōng pēnyǒng ér chū.

Spring water gushed out from the rock crevice.

他内心喷涌着无法抑制的激情。

Tā nèixīn pēnyǒng zhe wúfǎ yìzhì de jīqíng.

Uncontrollable passion surged inside him.

Tips

usage

喷涌 combines the force of 喷 (to spray/spurt) with the volume of 涌 (to surge/well up), suggesting a powerful, uncontrolled outpouring. It is used both literally (water, lava, oil) and figuratively (emotions, ideas, energy).

Stroke Order

喷 pēn

涌 yǒng