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风浪

fēnglàng

wind and waves; turmoil

A sailboat riding tall dark waves
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Characters in this word

风 fēng

Strokes
4
Radical
风 — wind
Made of
几 small table 乂 to govern

浪 làng

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 良 good, virtuous, respectable
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 浪

Example phrases

  • 初创企业要想走得远,必须经得起资本市场的风浪。 Chūchuàng qǐyè yào xiǎng zǒu de yuǎn, bìxū jīng de qǐ zīběn shìchǎng de fēnglàng. If a start-up wants to go far, it must withstand the storms of the capital market.
  • 海上风浪太大,轮船只好停在港口。 Hǎi shàng fēnglàng tài dà, lúnchuán zhǐhǎo tíng zài gǎngkǒu. The waves at sea were too rough, so the ship had to stay in port.
  • 他经历过不少风浪,遇事总是很沉着。 Tā jīnglì guo bù shǎo fēnglàng, yù shì zǒngshì hěn chénzhuó. He has been through many storms and is always calm when things happen.

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