浪涛

浪濤
làngtāo
noun #44,574

Meanings

  1. 1 great waves; billows

Examples

HSK 6
Hǎishàng qǐfēng le, làngtāo yízhèn bǐ yízhèn gāo.
The wind has picked up at sea, and the waves keep getting higher.
HSK 7-9
Yèli, wǒ tǎng zài chuáncāng lǐ, tīng zhe làngtāo pāida chuánshēn de shēngyīn.
At night I lay in my cabin, listening to the waves slapping against the hull.

Tips

usage
A written word for big, surging waves. In speech people say 海浪 or just 浪. 波涛 means much the same, and 惊涛骇浪 'terrifying waves' also describes a perilous situation.

Stroke Order

浪 làng
涛 tāo