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bō 波 lán 澜 zhuàng 壮 kuò 阔

波澜壮阔 bō lán zhuàng kuò

surging forward with great momentum; magnificent and sweeping in scale

Literally: waves billows grand vast

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. 波澜 (waves) and 壮阔 (grand and broad) combine in Qing and modern prose to describe seas, and figuratively history.

How to use it

Attributive or predicate; positive, formal. Often 波澜壮阔的大海 or 波澜壮阔的历史画卷.

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  1. 站在山顶远眺，波澜壮阔的大海尽收眼底。
    Zhàn zài shāndǐng yuǎntiào, bō lán zhuàng kuò de dàhǎi jìn shōu yǎndǐ.
    Standing on the summit and gazing into the distance, one takes in the whole magnificent sweep of the sea.
    stand at mountain top far-gaze, waves billows grand vast (attributive particle) great sea entirely gather eye bottom
  2. 这部小说展现了一幅波澜壮阔的时代画卷。
    Zhè bù xiǎoshuō zhǎnxiàn le yì fú bō lán zhuàng kuò de shídài huàjuàn.
    This novel unfolds a sweeping, magnificent panorama of its era.
    this (measure) novel display (aspect particle) one (measure) waves billows grand vast (attributive particle) era scroll-painting

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