湍流

tuānliú

noun #27,547

Meanings

HSK 5

河流中的湍流对游泳者非常危险。

Héliú zhōng de tuānliú duì yóuyǒng zhě fēicháng wēixiǎn.

Turbulent currents in rivers are very dangerous for swimmers.

HSK 6

飞机遭遇了强烈湍流，乘客感到紧张。

Fēijī zāoyù le qiángliè tuānliú, chéngkè gǎndào jǐnzhāng.

The plane encountered strong turbulence, making passengers nervous.

memory

湍 (tuān) means rushing water - think of a mountain stream charging downhill. Combined with 流 (flow), 湍流 is flow gone wild and chaotic.

湍 tuān

流 liú