波澜

波瀾

bōlán

noun HSK 7-9 #25,440

Meanings

1 billows
2 great waves
3 twists and turns (figurative)

Characters

large wave; billow

Examples

HSK 7-9

这部小说的情节波澜起伏。

Zhè bù xiǎoshuō de qíngjié bōlán qǐfú.

The plot of this novel is full of twists and turns.

HSK 7-9

他的内心掀起了波澜。

Tā de nèixīn xiānqǐ le bōlán.

Waves of emotion stirred within him.

Tips

usage

Mostly used figuratively. Key collocations: 波澜起伏 (full of ups and downs), 波澜壮阔 (grand and magnificent, like surging waves), 不起波澜 (causing no stir).

Stroke Order

波 bō

澜 lán