# 波澜 (bōlán): billows | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

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Content ID: hsk-7-9-5679
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:48:17.666Z
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Learn 波澜 (bōlán), HSK 7-9: billows; great waves; (fig.) stirring developments or upheavals. Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 波澜

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bōlán

billows; great waves; (fig.) stirring developments or upheavals

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

bōlán

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## Example sentence

海面上掀起一阵阵波澜,远处的船只随之起伏。

hǎi miàn shàng xiān qǐ yí zhèn zhèn bōlán, yuǎn chù de chuán zhī suí zhī qǐ fú.

Billows rose on the sea surface, and the distant boats rose and fell with them.

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