巨浪 (jù làng) — huge wave; billow; mountainous wave

Definition

Examples

• 海面上刮起了风暴，巨浪一个接一个地拍打着岸边。
  Hǎi miàn shàng guā qǐ le fēng bào, jù làng yí gè jiē yí gè dì pāi dǎ zhe àn biān.
  A storm struck the sea, and huge waves crashed against the shore one after another.
• 船在巨浪中航行，非常危险。
  Chuán zài jù làng zhōng háng xíng, fēi cháng wēi xiǎn.
  The ship sailed through mountainous waves — it was extremely dangerous.
• 天气预报说今晚海上有巨浪，渔民们都提前回了港。
  Tiān qì yù bào shuō jīn wǎn hǎi shàng yǒu jù làng, yú mín men dōu tí qián huí le gǎng.
  The weather forecast said there would be huge waves at sea tonight, so the fishermen returned to port early.

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