Chinese word dictionary

掀涌

xiān yǒng · to seethe; to bubble up

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Word information

Simplified掀涌

Traditional掀湧

Pinyinxiān yǒng

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

掀xiān

to stir up; to turn over

涌yǒng

to surge up, to bubble up, to gush forth

How to learn 掀涌

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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涌现yǒngxiàn

to emerge in large numbers; to spring up; to emerge prominently

掀xiān

to lift (a lid); to rock; to convulse

掀起xiānqǐ

to lift; to raise (a lid etc); (of a storm) to surge; to stir up (waves etc); (fig.) to trigger; set off (a wave of popularity, a controversy etc)

汹涌xiōngyǒng

to surge up violently (of ocean, river, lake etc); turbulent

涌yǒng

to bubble up; to rush forth; variant of 湧|涌[yong3]

波涛汹涌bō tāo xiōng yǒng

waves surging forth; roaring sea