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颠簸 (diān bǒ) — how to say "bumpiness" in Chinese
颠簸
Bumpiness, turbulence, jolt
verb
Character composition
颠
top, summit; to fall, to overturn
簸
winnow grain; to rock, to shake
Radicals / Keys
竹
Bamboo
#118 · zhú · 6 strokes
頁
Leaf
#181 · yè · 9 strokes
Collocations
一路颠簸
yī lù diān bǒ
bumpy all the way
颠簸不堪
diān bǒ bù kān
extremely bumpy
Examples
飞机在云层中飞行时遇到了强烈的颠簸。
The plane encountered severe turbulence while flying through the clouds.
路上很颠簸。
The road is very bumpy.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "bumpiness" in Chinese?
"bumpiness" in Chinese is 颠簸 (diān bǒ).
What does 颠簸 mean in English?
颠簸 (diān bǒ) means "Bumpiness, turbulence, jolt".
How is 颠簸 pronounced?
It is pronounced diān bǒ (written as dian bo, dianbo). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "bumpiness" in Chinese characters?
It is written 颠簸: 颠 has 16 strokes, 簸 has 19 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 颠簸?
颠簸 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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