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浪潮 (làng cháo) — (literal) wave, tide (of water); (figurative) major trend, social movement, wave (of change, reform, etc.)

Definition

浪潮 (làngcháo) literally means a tide or wave of water, and figuratively refers to a powerful social or historical trend. Unlike 趋势 (qūshì), which is a neutral 'tendency,' 浪潮 emphasizes a forceful, sweeping movement.

noun
(literal) wavetide (of water)(figurative) major trendsocial movementwave (of change, reform, etc.)
Measure word · 股

Examples

  • 浪潮。
    Zhè cì gǎi gé làng cháo xí juǎn le zhěng gè háng yè.
    This wave of reform swept across the entire industry.
  • 浪潮。
    Shù zì jīng jì de làng cháo zhèng zài gǎi biàn rén men de shēng huó fāng shì.
    The wave of the digital economy is changing people's ways of life.
  • 浪潮。
    Lì shǐ de làng cháo bù kě zǔ dǎng.
    The tide of history is unstoppable.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

浪làngwave
潮cháotide

浪 and 潮 both refer to moving water, extending to a broad social wave.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
水水shuǐ
Sound part声符shēngfú
良
良liáng浪làng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

浪 pairs 水 (water) with 良, which supplies the sound. The water part points to its meaning of waves.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
氵Written in full as水shuǐwater
Sound part声符shēngfú
朝
朝cháo潮cháo
Same sound today

潮 has 氵, the water form 水, on the left to show a water connection, with 朝 on the right giving the sound.

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Appears in
Society & Public Life

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