mighty river; tide of history/the times
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
mighty river; large and powerful flow of water
literaryLiterally refers to a vast, powerful current of water.
Cháng长
Jiāng江
cóng从
Sān三
Xiá峡
bēn奔
yǒng涌
ér而
chū出
，
xíng形
chéng成
yī一
gǔ股
bù不
kě可
zǔ阻
dǎng挡
de的
jù巨
liú流
。
The Yangtze River rushes out of the Three Gorges, forming an irresistible mighty torrent.
Dī堤
bà坝
bèi被
jù巨
liú流
chōng冲
kuǎ垮
le了
。
The dam was breached by the mighty flow of water.
noun
tide of history; great trend of the times
literaryA metaphor for the powerful, irresistible trend of social development or historical change.
Zài在
lì历
shǐ史
de的
jù巨
liú流
zhōng中
，
gè个
rén人
de的
lì力
liàng量
wǎng往
wǎng往
xiǎn显
dé得
miǎo渺
xiǎo小
。
In the mighty tide of history, the power of an individual often appears minuscule.
Gǎi改
gé革
kāi开
fàng放
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
bù不
kě可
nì逆
zhuǎn转
de的
shí时
dài代
jù巨
liú流
。
Reform and opening up is an irreversible tide of the times for China.
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Xìn信
xī息
jì技
shù术
de的
fā发
zhǎn展
yǐ已
chéng成
wéi为
tuī推
dòng动
shè社
huì会
qián前
jìn进
de的
jù巨
dà大
hóng洪
liú流
。
The development of information technology has become a mighty torrent pushing society forward.