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劈波斩浪

Word · VerbTraditional劈波斬浪

cut through waves; overcome obstacles

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to cut through the waves; to overcome difficulties and obstacles

literary

Originally describes boats cutting through waves; commonly used metaphorically to describe overcoming challenges in career, life, or difficult situations.

Zhè这
sōu艘
chuán船
pī劈
bō波
zhǎn斩
làng浪
 ,
yǒng勇
wǎng往
zhí直
qián前
 。

This ship cut through the waves and advanced bravely.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
yǒu有
pī劈
bō波
zhǎn斩
làng浪
de的
jīng精
shén神
 ,
kè克
fú服
yī一
qiè切
kùn困
nan难
 。

We need to have the spirit of cutting through waves to overcome all difficulties.

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Zhè这
zhī支
duì队
wu伍
pī劈
bō波
zhǎn斩
làng浪
 ,
shùn顺
lì利
wán完
chéng成
le了
rèn任
wu务
 。

This team cut through the waves and successfully completed the mission.

Qīng青
nián年
qǐ企
yè业
jiā家
pī劈
bō波
zhǎn斩
làng浪
 ,
kāi开
chuàng创
le了
xīn新
jú局
miàn面
 。

The young entrepreneurs cut through the waves and opened up a new situation.