波 bō
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 皮 skin, hide, fur, feathers
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
波动
bōdòng
to fluctuate; fluctuation
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 原材料价格剧烈波动，使企业不得不重新谈判长期供货合同。 Yuáncáiliào jiàgé jùliè bōdòng, shǐ qǐyè bùdébù chóngxīn tánpàn chángqī gōnghuò hétong. Sharp fluctuations in raw material prices forced the company to renegotiate long-term supply contracts.
- 最近天气不太稳定，气温一直在波动。 Zuìjìn tiānqì bú tài wěndìng, qìwēn yìzhí zài bōdòng. The weather has been unsettled lately, and the temperature keeps fluctuating.
- 他的心情随着考试成绩上下波动。 Tā de xīnqíng suízhe kǎoshì chéngjì shàngxià bōdòng. His mood goes up and down with his exam results.
Related words
- 奔波 bēnbō to rush about; to be constantly on the go
- 波及 bōjí to affect; to spread to
- 波澜 bōlán waves; disturbance; twists and turns
- 波浪 bōlàng wave; waves
- 波涛 bōtāo waves; billows
- 波折 bōzhé setback; twists and turns
- 风波 fēngbō disturbance; controversy
- 微波炉 wēibōlú microwave oven
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo