pài

湃

Character · Onomatopoeia

surge; swell

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

onomatopoeia

describing surging water

literary

Rarely used alone; mostly found in compound words like 澎湃 (péng pài).

Péng澎
pài湃
de的
bō波
tāo涛
pāi拍
dǎ打
zhe着
hǎi海
àn岸
 。

The surging waves beat against the shore.

Huáng黄
Hé河
shuǐ水
bēn奔
téng腾
péng澎
pài湃
 ,
qì气
shì势
páng磅
bó礴
 。

The Yellow River surges forward with great momentum.

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Tā他
nèi内
xīn心
jī激
qíng情
péng澎
pài湃
 ,
nán难
yǐ以
píng平
jìng静
 。

His heart was surging with passion, making it hard to calm down.

Qián钱
Táng塘
Jiāng江
dà大
cháo潮
xiōng汹
yǒng涌
péng澎
pài湃
 ,
wèi蔚
wéi为
zhuàng壮
guān观
 。

The Qiantang River tide surges spectacularly.

Zhè这
shǒu首
jiāo交
xiǎng响
yuè乐
qì气
shì势
péng澎
pài湃
 ,
zhèn震
hàn撼
rén人
xīn心
 。

This symphony has a surging momentum that震撼人心.