波澜

bōlán

billows

Dictionary entry

billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)

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波
澜

See it in sentences

湖面没有波澜。

Hú miàn méiyǒu bōlán.

English

The lake surface is calm.

这个故事波澜起伏。

Zhège gùshi bōlán qǐfú.

English

This story has ups and downs.

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