大浪

dàlàng

noun

Measure Word

一个大浪 gè

Meanings

1 big wave
2 billow
3 surge

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

海上掀起了大浪。

Hǎishàng xiānqǐ le dàlàng.

Big waves rose up on the sea.

HSK 7-9

小船在大浪中颠簸。

Xiǎochuán zài dàlàng zhōng diānbǒ.

The small boat was tossed in the heavy waves.

Tips

usage

Common collocations: 掀起大浪 ('kick up big waves' - literal or figurative), 大浪淘沙 ('big waves wash the sand' - proverb meaning hard times sift out the worthy from the worthless).

Stroke Order

大 dà

浪 làng