tāo
涛
large waves; billows
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesnoun
large waves; billows
formalOften used in literary or formal contexts to describe large, powerful ocean or river waves.
Hǎi海
shàng上
yǒng涌
qǐ起
le了
jù巨
dà大
de的
tāo涛
shēng声
。
Huge waves surged on the sea.
Hǎi海
làng浪
pāi拍
dǎ打
zhe着
jiāo礁
shí石
，
tāo涛
shēng声
zhèn震
ěr耳
yù欲
lóng聋
。
Sea waves beat against the rocks, and the sound of the billows is deafening.
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Jīng惊
tāo涛
hài骇
làng浪
zhōng中
，
xiǎo小
chuán船
jiān艰
nán难
de地
qián前
xíng行
。
The small boat struggled forward amidst the raging billows.
Qián钱
táng塘
jiāng江
dà大
cháo潮
de的
tāo涛
shēng声
fēi非
cháng常
zhuàng壮
guān观
。
The sound of the Qiantang River tidal bore is extremely spectacular.
Hǎi海
fēng风
juǎn卷
qǐ起
céng层
céng层
tāo涛
làng浪
pāi拍
dǎ打
zhe着
hǎi海
àn岸
。
The sea wind rolled up layers of waves that beat against the coast.