颠 diān
- Strokes
- 16
- Radical
- 页 — page, sheet, leaf
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
颠簸
diānbǒ
to jolt; to bump along
Characters in this word
簸 bǒ
- Strokes
- 19
- Radical
- ⺮ — bamboo
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 山路连续颠簸了三个小时，车上的设备必须重新校准。 Shānlù liánxù diānbǒ le sān ge xiǎoshí, chē shàng de shèbèi bìxū chóngxīn jiàozhǔn. The mountain road jolted the vehicle for three continuous hours, so the equipment on board had to be recalibrated.
- 飞机穿过云层时颠簸得很厉害，孩子有点害怕。 Fēijī chuānguò yúncéng shí diānbǒ de hěn lìhai, háizi yǒudiǎn hàipà. The plane shook badly as it passed through the clouds, and the child was a little scared.
- 小船在海浪上颠簸，我们都抓紧了栏杆。 Xiǎochuán zài hǎilàng shàng diānbǒ, wǒmen dōu zhuājǐn le lángān. The little boat pitched on the waves, and we all held tight to the railing.
Related words
- 颠倒 diāndǎo to reverse; to invert; to confuse
- 颠倒黑白 diāndǎohēibái to invert right and wrong; to distort the truth
- 颠覆 diānfù to overturn; to subvert; to upend
- 倒塌 dǎotā to collapse; to topple
- 藏匿 cángnì to hide; to conceal
- 滚动 gǔndòng to roll; to scroll; rolling
- 藏身 cángshēn to hide oneself; to take shelter
- 拱 gǒng to arch; to cup one's hands; to push up
- 不翼而飞 búyì'érfēi to disappear without trace; to vanish mysteriously
- 俯视 fǔshì to look down at; to overlook
- 晃 huǎng to flash; to flicker past
- 俯首 fǔshǒu to bow one's head; to submit