激荡

激盪
jīdàng
verb #34,596

Meanings

  1. 1 to surge
  2. 2 to dash (of waves)
  3. 3 to agitate; to stir up
  4. 4 (figurative) to excite (emotions, ideas)

Examples

Hǎilàng jīdàng, fāchū jùdà de shēngxiǎng.
The sea waves surged, making a thunderous sound.
Tā de yǎnjiǎng jīdàng le zàichǎng měi yīgè rén de xīn.
His speech stirred the heart of everyone present.

Tips

usage
Two complementary uses: physical (waves dashing, water churning) and metaphorical (emotions, ideas, eras roiling). 思想激荡 ('intellectual ferment') and 激荡 ('emotions running high') are typical figurative collocations. Also written in traditional.

Stroke Order

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