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轰动 (hōng dòng) — to cause a sensation, to create a stir; to cause an uproar or controversy

Definition

轰动 (hōngdòng) is a verb for an event or news that 'causes a sensation / creates a stir' — bigger public impact than 争议 (a dispute) or 争论 (an argument).

verb
to cause a sensationto create a stirto cause an uproar or controversy

Examples

  • 轰动。
    Nà piān bào dào zài shè jiāo méi tǐ shàng yǐn qǐ le jù dà hōng dòng.
    That report caused a huge sensation on social media.
  • 轰动。
    Zhè wèi kē xué jiā de fā xiàn hōng dòng quán qiú.
    This scientist's discovery created a stir worldwide.
  • 。
    Tā de xīn shū yīn zhēng yì yán lùn ér hōng dòng yì shí.
    His new book caused a temporary uproar due to controversial statements.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

轰hōngboom
动dòngstir

轰 (boom) plus 动 (stir) pictures a booming stir that causes a sensation.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 轟; 轰 is its simplified writing.

  • 車車jūcart
  • 車車jūcart
  • 車車jūcart

The traditional form 轟 puts three 車 (cart) together; 轰 is a simplified shorthand.

Open 轰 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 動; 动 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
重
重zhòng動dòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 動 uses 力 (strength) and 重 as a sound part; 重 refers to a heavy bag ready to be moved by a human. This note is about 動, not 动.

Open 动 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Society & Public Life

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