# 颠簸 (diānbǒ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 颠簸 (diānbǒ) means “to jolt; to bump (vehicle)”. It was previously included at level 6 of the HSK 2.0 exam.

- Meaning: to jolt; to bump (vehicle)
- Pinyin: diānbǒ (dian1 bo3)
- Traditional: 顛簸
- Not in HSK 3.0
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 山路不平，汽车一路颠簸着前进。
  Shānlù bù píng, qìchē yílù diānbǒ zhe qiánjìn.
  The mountain road was uneven, and the car bumped along all the way forward.

## Characters

- 颠 (diān): top (of the head); apex
- 簸 (bǒ): to winnow; to toss up and down

https://hanziro.com/word/dian-bo-jolt/

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