wāngyáng

汪洋

HSK 7-9Word · Adjective

vast expanse of water; magnanimous

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 5 examples
1.

adjective

vast; boundless (of water)

Primarily describes oceans, lakes, or floods; implies great scale and continuous expanse.

Lún轮
chuán船
háng航
xíng行
zài在
wāng汪
yáng洋
dà大
hǎi海
shàng上
 。

The ship sails on the vast ocean.

Hóng洪
shuǐ水
guò过
hòu后
 ,
tián田
yě野
biàn变
chéng成
le了
yī一
piàn片
wāng汪
yáng洋
 。

After the flood, the fields became a vast expanse of water.

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Tā他
zhàn站
zài在
hǎi海
biān边
 ,
tiào眺
wàng望
zhe着
yǎn眼
qián前
zhè这
piàn片
wāng汪
yáng洋
 。

He stood by the sea, gazing at the boundless waters before him.

2.

adjective

magnanimous; broad-minded

literary

A classical, literary term describing a person's generous and tolerant disposition.

Tā他
wéi为
rén人
wāng汪
yáng洋
dà大
dù度
 ,
cóng从
bù不
jì计
jiào较
xiǎo小
shì事
 。

He is a magnanimous person who never fusses over trivial matters.

Lǎo老
xiān先
shēng生
xiōng胸
jīn襟
wāng汪
yáng洋
 ,
lìng令
rén人
jìng敬
pèi佩
 。

The old gentleman's broad-mindedness commands admiration.