Chinese word dictionary

簸荡

bǒ dàng · to be tossed around (like a boat on a rough sea)

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Word information

Simplified簸荡

Traditional簸蕩

Pinyinbǒ dàng

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

簸bǒ

dustpan; to winnow, to toss

荡dàng

pond, pool; ripple, shake; to wash away, to wipe out

How to learn 簸荡

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荡漾dàngyàng

to ripple; to undulate; to ripple; to undulate; also written 蕩漾|荡漾[dang4 yang4]

颠簸diānbǒ

to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence); (fig.) to undergo a rough experience

动荡dòngdàng

unrest (social or political); turmoil; upheaval; commotion; variant of 動蕩|动荡[dong4 dang4]

晃荡huàngdang

to rock; to sway; to shake

激荡jīdàng

to rage; to dash; to surge; to rage; to dash; to surge; also written 激盪|激荡

空荡荡kōngdàngdàng

empty; deserted