涛 (tāo) — (bound form) large waves, billows

Definition

Examples

• 海面上波涛汹涌，船只不敢出海。
  Hǎi miàn shàng bō tāo xiōng yǒng, chuán zhī bù gǎn chū hǎi.
  The waves on the sea were surging, so the boats dared not go out.
• 那首诗中用了“惊涛骇浪”来形容人生的坎坷。
  Nà shǒu shī zhōng yòng le "jīng tāo hài làng" lái xíng róng rén shēng de kǎn kě.
  That poem used 'furious waves' to describe life's hardships.
• 浪涛拍打在岩石上，发出巨大的声响。
  Làng tāo pāi dǎ zài yán shí shàng, fā chū jù dà de shēng xiǎng.
  The billows crashed against the rocks, producing a huge sound.