# 汹涌 (xiōngyǒng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 汹涌 (xiōngyǒng) means “to surge violently; turbulent”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to surge violently; turbulent
- Pinyin: xiōngyǒng (xiong1 yong3)
- Traditional: 洶湧
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 大风过后，海浪十分汹涌。
  Dàfēng guòhòu, hǎilàng shífēn xiōngyǒng.
  After the strong wind, the ocean waves surged violently.

## Characters

- 汹 (xiōng): torrential rush; tumultuous
- [涌](https://hanziro.com/word/yong-surge/) (yǒng): to surge; to gush forth

https://hanziro.com/word/xiong-yong-surge-violently/

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