动荡
dòngdàng
turbulence; turmoil; turbulent
Characters in this word
荡 dàng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
- Made of
- 艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 汤 soup, gravy, broth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 长期动荡使当地投资者信心不足，资本开始流向更稳定的地区。 Chángqī dòngdàng shǐ dāngdì tóuzīzhě xìnxīn bùzú, zīběn kāishǐ liú xiàng gèng wěndìng de dìqū. Long-term turmoil has weakened local investors' confidence, and capital has begun to flow to more stable regions.
- 那几年社会动荡，很多人离开了家乡。 Nà jǐ nián shèhuì dòngdàng, hěn duō rén líkāi le jiāxiāng. Society was in turmoil in those years, and many people left their hometowns.
- 动荡的生活让孩子们缺少安全感。 Dòngdàng de shēnghuó ràng háizimen quēshǎo ānquángǎn. An unsettled life leaves children lacking a sense of security.
Related words
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 活动 huódòng event; activity
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action
- 运动 yùndòng sports; exercise
- 带动 dàidòng to drive; to lead along
- 动力 dònglì motivation; driving force
- 动人 dòngrén moving; touching
- 发动 fādòng to start; to launch