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波

bō

waves, breakers; undulations

Strokes
8
Radical
水
HSK
6
Tone
1

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 一百年才出一个周立波。

    Yī bǎi nián cái chū yī gè Zhōu Lì bō

    A person like Zhou Libo is only born once every hundred years.

  • 我们去了波士顿。

    Wǒ men qù le Bō shì dùn

    We went to Boston.

  • 我去年去了波士顿。

    Wǒ qù nián qù le Bō shì dùn

    I went to Boston last year.

  • 为什么不去波士顿?

    Wèi shén me bù qù Bō shì dùn

    Why don't you go to Boston?

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 波

  • 波动bō dòng 1–4 to undulate; to fluctuate; wave motion; rise and fall
  • 微波炉wēi bō lú 1–1–2microwave oven
  • 奔波bēn bō 1–1 to rush about; to be constantly on the move
  • 波浪bō làng 1–4 wave
  • 波涛汹涌bō tāo xiōng yǒng 1–1–1–3waves surging forth; roaring sea
  • 风波fēng bō 1–1 disturbance; crisis; disputes; restlessness
  • 波及bō jí 1–2 to spread to; to involve; to affect
  • 波澜bō lán 1–2 billows; great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)
  • 波折bō zhé 1–2 twists and turns
  • 波涛bō tāo 1–1 great waves; billows