澎 péng
- Strokes
- 15
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 彭 name of an ancient country
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
澎湃
péngpài
surging; stirring; powerful
Characters in this word
湃 pài
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 拜 to bow, to salute
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 听到幸存者的讲述，现场观众心潮澎湃，久久没有散去。 Tīngdào xìngcúnzhě de jiǎngshù, xiànchǎng guānzhòng xīncháo péngpài, jiǔjiǔ méiyǒu sànqù. Hearing the survivor's account, the audience at the scene were deeply stirred and did not disperse for a long time.
- 海浪澎湃，一下一下拍打着岸边的石头。 Hǎilàng péngpài, yī xià yī xià pāidǎ zhe àn biān de shítou. Waves surged, beating against the rocks on the shore again and again.
- 看到孩子第一次上台表演，她心情澎湃，眼眶都红了。 Kàndào háizi dì yī cì shàngtái biǎoyǎn, tā xīnqíng péngpài, yǎnkuàng dōu hóng le. Seeing her child perform on stage for the first time, she was deeply moved and her eyes reddened.
Related words
- 奇观 qíguān wonder; spectacle; marvellous sight
- 茫茫 mángmáng boundless; vast and indistinct
- 漫 màn to overflow; to spread; to cover
- 涝 lào waterlogged; flooded
- 泥潭 nítán quagmire; mire
- 礁石 jiāoshí reef; rock in the sea
- 鸟巢 niǎocháo bird’s nest
- 鲸 jīng whale
- 热带 rèdài the tropics; tropical zone
- 盆地 péndì basin
- 流域 liúyù river basin; drainage area
- 上游 shàngyóu upstream; upper reaches; upstream sector