浪 - làng - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 4 - Medium
10 strokes
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浪

làng

Definition

wave
breaker
unrestrained
dissipated

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

蒗

làng

(herb); place name

Related words (48)

浪人

làng rén

vagrant; unemployed person; rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)

wave

loose woman

loafer; wastrel; prodigal son

(electrical) surge

ocean wave; billows

romantic

wave; tides

swingboat

spray; ocean spray; spindrift; (fig.) happenings from one's life

浪荡

làng dàng

to loiter; to hang around; dissolute; licentious

wave erosion

trough of a wave; (fig.) low point; lowest level

浪费

làng fèi

to waste; to squander

浪迹

làng jì

to roam about; to wander without a home

浪费者

làng fèi zhě

waster; wastrel; squanderer

romanticism

to squander money; to spend extravagantly

浪迹江湖

làng jì jiāng hú

to roam far and wide; to drift with the wind

浪子回头金不换

làng zǐ huí tóu jīn bù huàn

a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold

to surf; surfing

clamor

billow; surge

hasty; rash; impetuous

恶浪

è làng

violent wave; fierce billow; (fig.) depraved force

放浪

fàng làng

unrestrained; dissolute; dissipated; unconventional; immoral; to debauch; to dissipate

wave

tsunami; same as 海嘯|海啸

流浪

liú làng

to drift about; to wander; to roam; nomadic; homeless; unsettled (e.g. population); vagrant

sea wave

swell; billows; surging waves

heatwave

to set sail; to brave the waves

风浪

fēng làng

wind and waves; stormy sea

骇浪

hài làng

swelling or stormy seas

冲浪板

chōng làng bǎn

surfboard; paddleboard

surfer

a drum-shaped rattle (used by peddlers or as a toy); rattle-drum

street urchin; waif

tramp; wanderer

stray dog

rover; vagabond; vagrant; wanderer

to follow the trend

to incite trouble; to stir up havoc

perilous situation

to spend extravagantly; to squander

掀风鼓浪

xiān fēng gǔ làng

to raise a storm; to stir up trouble; to instigate

风口浪尖

fēng kǒu làng jiān

where the wind and the waves are the fiercest; at the heart of the struggle

Idioms (12)

浪子回头

làng zǐ huí tóu

the return of a prodigal son (idiom)

浪得虚名

làng dé xū míng

to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)

浪迹天涯

làng jì tiān yá

to roam far and wide (idiom); to travel the world

乘风破浪

chéng fēng pò làng

to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

放浪不羁

fàng làng bù jī

wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute

放浪形骸

fàng làng xíng hái

to abandon all restraint (idiom)

(idiom) frivolous

extravagance and waste (idiom)

长风破浪

cháng fēng pò làng

(lit.) to ride the wind and crest the waves; to be ambitious and unafraid (idiom)

风平浪静

fēng píng làng jìng

(lit.) breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; all is quiet; a dead calm (at sea)

风恬浪静

fēng tián làng jìng

(lit.) breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment; All is quiet.; a dead calm (at sea)

无风不起浪

wú fēng bù qǐ làng

(lit.) without wind there cannot be waves (idiom); there must be a reason; no smoke without fire

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