浪 (làng) — wave (on water or metaphorical)
Definition
Noun: a wave on water (海浪), or a wave in the metaphorical sense (浪潮, e.g. a surge of feeling or trend). At HSK 7, treat it as the literal noun — note that as a verb or adjective the character means 'wasteful, unrestrained', a separate sense.
noun
wave (on water or metaphorical)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 浪。Hǎi shàng de làng hěn dà.The waves on the sea are very big.
- 浪。Yí zhèn dà làng bǎ chuán dǎ fān le.A big wave capsized the boat.
- 。Tā xǐ huan chōng làng.He likes surfing.
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