大浪

dàlàng

noun

Measure Word

一个大浪 gè

Meanings

1 big wave
2 billow
3 surge

Characters

Examples

海上掀起了大浪。

Hǎi shàng xiānqǐ le dàlàng.

Big waves rose up on the sea.

小船在大浪中颠簸。

Xiǎo chuán zài dàlàng zhōng diānbǒ.

The small boat was tossed in the heavy waves.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

大 dà

浪 làng