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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Bō | Bo1
English translation
Poland
Polish
abbr. for 波蘭
>波兰 Bō lán [Bō lán]
wave
ripple
storm
surge
waves, ripples, breakers; undulations

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Number of strokes

8

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Abbreviation / 简称略语 Jiǎnchēng lüèyǔ

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵皮

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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( ruò 米饭 mǐfàn shì shèng de Liáng 米饭 mǐfàn , yòng 微波炉 wēi bō lú 稍微 shāowēi zhuǎn 1-2分钟 fēnzhōng .)

Sprinkle with Maggie sauce and add in wasabi if desired.

克雷斯波上场 shàng chǎng jǐn yǒu 19 miǎo .

Crespo had been on the pitch for 19 seconds.

Jiào 波兰 Bō lán 学生 xuésheng 英语 Yīng yǔ .

She teaches English to Polish students.

fēng zài 林间 chuī Guò ,叶子 yèzi 微微 wēi wēi zuò zhāo 声响 shēng xiǎng .岭上啄木鸟 zhuó mù niǎo zài 波波 de qiāo zhāo shù .

Leaves rustled lightly in the wind and woodpeckers tapped at tree trunks.

达夫 bèi 阿波罗 Ā bō luó 穷追不舍,最后 zuìhòu bèi 变成 biàn chéng guì shù .

Daphne was pursued by Apollo and was at last changed into a laurel tree.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
wave
波动 bō dòng to undulate波動
波士顿 Bō shì dùn Boston, capital of Massachusetts波士頓
波兰 Bō lán Poland波蘭
宁波 Níng bō Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang寧波
波特 Bō tè porter (beer)波特 Bō tè
微波炉 wēi bō lú microwave oven微波爐
奔波 bēnbō to rush about奔波 bēnbō
波斯 Bō sī Persia波斯 Bō sī
风波 fēng bō crisis風波
微波 wēi bō ripple微波 wēi bō
波音 Bō yīn Boeing波音 Bō yīn
波多黎各 Bō duō Lí gè Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States波多黎各 Bō duō Lí gè
波浪 bōlàng wave波浪 bōlàng
阿波罗 Ā bō luó Apollo (loanword)阿波羅
波澜 bō lán billows波瀾
超声波 chāo shēng bō ultrasound (scan)超聲波
波比 bō bǐ burpee (loanword)波比 bō bǐ
波及 bō jí to spread to波及 bō jí
冲击波 chōng jī bō shock wave衝擊波
波长 bō cháng wavelength波長
波段 bō duàn wave band波段 bō duàn
声波 shēng bō sound wave聲波
波折 bō zhé twists and turns波折 bō zhé

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