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汹 xiōng

turbulent, torrential, restless

Strokes
7
Level
HSK 6
Radical
氵
Traditional
洶
Type
Picto-phonetic
Made of 氵凶 ⿰氵凶

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  1. 海浪汹涌澎湃。
    Hǎilàng xiōngyǒng péngpài.
    The waves are surging turbulently.
    sea-wave turbulent surging
  2. 今天的海浪为什么这么汹涌？
    Jīntiān de hǎilàng wèishénme zhème xiōngyǒng?
    Why are today's waves so turbulent?
    today (particle) sea-wave why so turbulent (question)
  3. 海上风浪汹涌时，请不要出海。
    Hǎishàng fēnglàng xiōngyǒng shí, qǐng bú yào chūhǎi.
    When the sea is stormy and turbulent, please don't go out to sea.
    sea-on wind-wave turbulent time, please not want go-out-sea
  4. 今天风平浪静，海面一点也不汹涌。
    Jīntiān fēngpínglàngjìng, hǎimiàn yìdiǎn yě bù xiōngyǒng.
    Today it's calm, the sea surface isn't turbulent at all.
    today wind-calm wave-still, sea-surface a-bit also not turbulent
  5. 台风来临前，海面变得异常汹涌。
    Táifēng láilín qián, hǎimiàn biàn de yìcháng xiōngyǒng.
    Before the typhoon arrived, the sea surface became unusually turbulent.
    typhoon arrive before, sea-surface become (particle) unusually turbulent

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