浪头

浪頭

làngtou

noun #20,936

Measure Word

一个浪头 gè

Meanings

1 wave
2 crest of a wave
3 trend
4 tide (of events)

Characters

head / top / end (suffix)

Examples

一个大浪头打过来，把船掀翻了。

Yīgè dàlàng tou dǎ guòlái, bǎ chuán xiānfān le.

A big wave hit and capsized the boat.

他总能赶上时代的浪头。

Tā zǒng néng gǎnshàng shídài de làngtou.

He always manages to ride the tide of the times.

Tips

usage

浪头 can refer literally to a wave crest or figuratively to a trend or current of the times, similar to 潮流 (cháoliú).

Stroke Order

浪 làng

头 tóu