Chinese word dictionary

澎湃

péngpài · (of the sea etc) surging; tempestuous; (fig.) highly emotional; fervent

Practice word

Word information

Simplified澎湃

Traditional澎湃

Pinyinpéngpài

Part of speech形

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

澎pēng

to splatter

湃pài

turbulent, surging; the sound of waves crashing

How to learn 澎湃

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.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.