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澎湃 (péng pài) — (of waves, surging water) surging; tempestuous; (figurative) fervent; surging (of emotions or passion)

Definition

Literary adjective for water or emotions that surge and crash — more vivid than 火热 ('fiery/passionate'), which describes steady intensity rather than waves of feeling.

adjective
(of waves, surging water) surgingtempestuous(figurative) ferventsurging (of emotions or passion)

Examples

  • 澎湃，。
    Dà hǎi péng pài, xiān qǐ jù làng.
    The sea surges, raising huge waves.
  • 澎湃，。
    Tā xīn qíng péng pài, jiǔ jiǔ bù néng píng jìng.
    His emotions were surging, and he couldn't calm down for a long time.
  • 澎湃。
    Nà shì yí cì jī qíng péng pài de yǎn chū.
    That was a fervent and passionate performance.

Origin

Single-morpheme word
构词法gòucífǎ
联绵liánmiánBound pair

Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.

澎péng
湃pài

The characters 澎 and 湃 do not carry separate meanings here; together they describe surging waves.

Sound-only characters

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Emotions & Feelings

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