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簸荡

Word · VerbTraditional簸盪

to rock violently; to toss and pitch

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to toss and pitch; to rock violently

literary

Describes an object, especially a vehicle or vessel, being shaken up and down and side to side by external forces like wind or waves.

Fēng风
dà大
làng浪
gāo高
 ,
chuán船
shēn身
bǒ簸
dàng荡
dé得
fēi非
cháng常
lì厉
hài害
 。

With strong winds and high waves, the ship rocked violently.

Chē车
zi子
zài在
qí崎
qū岖
de的
shān山
lù路
shàng上
bǒ簸
dàng荡
qián前
xíng行
 。

The car rocked and bumped as it moved forward on the rugged mountain road.

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Xiǎo小
chuán船
zài在
fēng风
bào暴
zhōng中
jù剧
liè烈
bǒ簸
dàng荡
 ,
chéng乘
kè客
men们
xīn心
jīng惊
dǎn胆
zhàn战
 。

The small boat tossed violently in the storm, terrifying the passengers.