波纹 (bō wén) — ripple (on water); corrugation (on a surface)

Definition

A noun for the wave-shaped pattern itself — the small ridges on water or metal, not the motion. Compare 波浪 (bōlàng, the larger rolling waves) and 涟漪 (liányī, literary for gentle water ripples).

noun

ripple (on water)corrugation (on a surface)

Examples

波纹。
Hú miàn shàng fàn qǐ le céng céng bō wén.
Layers of ripples spread across the lake.
波纹，。
Zhè zhǒng jīn shǔ bǎn shàng yǒu xì mì de bō wén, kě yǐ zēng jiā qiáng dù.
This metal sheet has fine corrugations to increase strength.
，波纹。
Fēng chuī guò dào tián, xiàng lǜ sè de bō wén yí yàng měi lì.
The wind blew across the rice paddies, beautiful like green ripples.

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