lán

澜

Character · NounTraditional瀾

big wave; wave

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

noun

big wave; large surge

literary

Most often used in formal or literary contexts to refer to large, powerful waves.

Hǎi海
làng浪
xiān掀
qǐ起
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
lán澜
 。

The sea waves stirred up huge surges.

Hú湖
miàn面
fàn泛
qǐ起
wēi微
lán澜
 。

Small ripples spread across the lake surface.

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Tā他
de的
yī一
xí席
huà话
ràng让
quán全
chǎng场
xiān掀
qǐ起
le了
kuáng狂
lán澜
 。

His speech sent a huge wave of reaction through the entire audience.

Zhèng政
kè客
men们
de的
yán言
lùn论
bù不
guò过
shì是
tuī推
bō波
zhù助
lán澜
ér而
yǐ已
 。

Politicians' remarks are just adding fuel to the fire.

Wēi危
jī机
bào爆
fā发
hòu后
 ,
guó国
jì际
shè社
huì会
lì力
wǎn挽
kuáng狂
lán澜
 ,
bì避
miǎn免
le了
jú局
shì势
chè彻
dǐ底
shī失
kòng控
 。

After the crisis broke out, the international community stepped in to turn the tide and prevent the situation from spiraling completely out of control.