大潮 (dà cháo) — spring tide (the extreme tidal range during new/full moon); (figurative) great tide, powerful trend (of social change, historical movements, etc.)

Definición

Ejemplos

• 每月农历初一和十五前后会出现大潮。
  Měi yuè nóng lì chū yī hé shí wǔ qián hòu huì chū xiàn dà cháo.
  Spring tides occur around the first and fifteenth of each lunar month.
• 改革开放的大潮推动了整个社会的进步。
  Gǎi gé kāi fàng de dà cháo tuī dòng le zhěng gè shè huì de jìn bù.
  The great tide of reform and opening-up propelled the progress of the entire society.
• 沿海城市需要防范大潮带来的灾害。
  Yán hǎi chéng shì xū yào fáng fàn dà cháo dài lái de zāi hài.
  Coastal cities need to guard against the disasters brought by spring tides.