波澜

bō lán · HSK 7

billows

🌊 bō = wave + lán = billows — wave upon wave, unstoppable surges

波 (bō) is a single wave; 澜 (lán) means large waves or swells. Together they describe dramatic, rolling billows — literally on the ocean, or figuratively in a gripping story full of twists and momentum.

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