激荡

激盪

jīdàng

verb HSK 7-9 #34,596

Meanings

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

Characters

to stir up; intense

to swing; to wash over

Examples

HSK 5

他的演讲激荡了在场每一个人的心。

Tā de yǎnjiǎng jīdàng le zàichǎng měi yī gè rén de xīn.

His speech stirred the heart of everyone present.

HSK 6

海浪激荡，发出巨大的声响。

Hǎilàng jīdàng, fāchū jùdà de shēngxiǎng.

The sea waves surged, making a thunderous sound.

Tips

usage

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

Stroke Order

激 jī

荡 dàng