大潮 (dà cháo) — spring tide (the extreme tidal range during new/full moon); (figurative) great tide, powerful trend (of social change, historical movements, etc.)
Definition
Literally 'spring tide' — the extreme high/low tides around the new and full moon. Figuratively, a powerful social or historical movement (e.g., 改革开放的大潮).
noun
spring tide (the extreme tidal range during new/full moon)(figurative) great tidepowerful trend (of social change, historical movements, etc.)
Examples
- 大潮。Měi yuè nóng lì chū yī hé shí wǔ qián hòu huì chū xiàn dà cháo.Spring tides occur around the first and fifteenth of each lunar month.
- 大潮。Gǎi gé kāi fàng de dà cháo tuī dòng le zhěng gè shè huì de jìn bù.The great tide of reform and opening-up propelled the progress of the entire society.
- 大潮。Yán hǎi chéng shì xū yào fáng fàn dà cháo dài lái de zāi hài.Coastal cities need to guard against the disasters brought by spring tides.
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