涌动

湧動

yǒngdòng

verb #22,319

Meanings

1 to surge
2 to well up and flow
3 to move in waves
4 to seethe

Characters

to surge; to gush; to well up

to move; motion

Examples

HSK 3

人群在广场上涌动。

Rénqún zài guǎngchǎng shàng yǒngdòng.

The crowd surged through the square.

HSK 7-9

心中涌动着难以言表的感动。

Xīnzhōng yǒngdòng zhe nányǐ yánbiǎo de gǎndòng.

Emotions impossible to express welled up inside.

Tips

usage

涌动 applies both to physical movement (water, crowds) and emotional surging. It conveys a continuous, wave-like motion.

Stroke Order

涌 yǒng

动 dòng