轰动

轟動

hōngdòng

verb HSK 7-9 #8,303

Meanings

1 to cause a sensation
2 to create a stir

Characters

to boom; to rumble

to move; to stir

Examples

HSK 3

这个消息轰动了全国。

Zhège xiāoxi hōngdòng le quánguó.

This news caused a sensation across the country.

HSK 4

他的新电影引起了轰动。

Tā de xīn diànyǐng yǐnqǐ le hōngdòng.

His new film created a stir.

Tips

memory

Think of a boom (轰) that shakes (动) everyone - an event so big it reverberates through society.

Stroke Order

轰 hōng

动 dòng