# 波澜 (bōlán)

In Mandarin Chinese, 波澜 (bōlán) means “great waves; billows; upheaval”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: great waves; billows; upheaval
- Pinyin: bōlán (bo1 lan2)
- Traditional: 波瀾
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 这件事在小镇掀起了波澜。
  Zhè jiàn shì zài xiǎozhèn xiānqi le bōlán.
  The incident caused great waves in the small town.

## Characters

- 波 (bō): wave; ripple
- 澜 (lán): swelling water

https://hanziro.com/word/bo-lan-great-waves/

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