Definition
浪潮 literally means 'wave' or 'tide' (the physical movement of water), but it is overwhelmingly used in a figurative sense to refer to a major trend, social movement, or wave of activity — like 'the tide of history' or 'a wave of reform'. The physical meaning is rare in everyday speech; you'll almost always encounter it in news, politics, or business contexts talking about mass movements, technological shifts, or cultural tides.
n.
(literal) wavetide (of water)(figurative) major trendsocial movementwave (of change, reform, etc.)
Examples
- 浪潮。Zhè cì gǎigé làng cháo xíjuǎn le zhěng gè hángyè.This wave of reform swept across the entire industry.
- 浪潮。Shùzì jīngjì de làng cháo zhèngzài gǎibiàn rénmen de shēnghuó fāngshì.The wave of the digital economy is changing people's ways of life.
- 浪潮。Lìshǐ de làng cháo bùkě zǔdǎng.The tide of history is unstoppable.
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