乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
Pinyin

Definition

乘风破浪
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chéng fēng pò làng
  1. to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

新浪
Xīn làng
  1. 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
浪
làng
  1. 1 wave
  2. 2 breaker
  3. 3 unrestrained
  4. 4 dissipated
  5. 5 to stroll
  6. 6 to ramble
浪漫
làng màn
  1. 1 romantic
浪费
làng fèi
  1. 1 to waste
  2. 2 to squander
破
pò
  1. 1 broken
  2. 2 damaged
  3. 3 worn out
  4. 4 lousy
  5. 5 rotten
  6. 6 to break, split or cleave
  7. 7 to get rid of
  8. 8 to destroy
  9. 9 to break with
  10. 10 to defeat
  11. 11 to capture (a city etc)
  12. 12 to expose the truth of
乘
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng
乘务员
chéng wù yuán
  1. 1 attendant on an airplane, train, boat etc
乘坐
chéng zuò
  1. 1 to ride (in a vehicle)
乘客
chéng kè
  1. 1 passenger
乘车
chéng chē
  1. 1 to ride (in a car or carriage)
  2. 2 to drive
  3. 3 to motor
打破
dǎ pò
  1. 1 to break
  2. 2 to smash
拿破仑
Ná pò lún
  1. 1 variant of 拿破崙|拿破仑[Ná pò lún]
搭乘
dā chéng
  1. 1 to ride as a passenger
  2. 2 to travel by (car, plane etc)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
新浪网
Xīn làng Wǎng
  1. 1 Sina, Chinese web portal and online media company
波浪
bō làng
  1. 1 wave
流浪
liú làng
  1. 1 to drift about
  2. 2 to wander
  3. 3 to roam
  4. 4 nomadic
  5. 5 homeless
  6. 6 unsettled (e.g. population)
  7. 7 vagrant
浪人
làng rén
  1. 1 vagrant
  2. 2 unemployed person
  3. 3 rōnin (wandering masterless samurai)
浪子
làng zǐ
  1. 1 loafer
  2. 2 wastrel
  3. 3 prodigal son
海浪
hǎi làng
  1. 1 sea wave

Idioms (20)

一语道破
yī yǔ dào pò
  1. 1 one word says it all (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit the nail on the head
  3. 3 to be pithy and correct
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
乘人不备
chéng rén bù bèi
  1. 1 to take advantage of sb in an unguarded moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to take sb by surprise
乘虚而入
chéng xū ér rù
  1. 1 to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse
乘风破浪
chéng fēng pò làng
  1. 1 to brave the wind and the billows (idiom); to have high ambitions
任凭风浪起，稳坐钓鱼台
rèn píng fēng làng qǐ , wěn zuò diào yú tái
  1. 1 lit. sitting at ease in a fishing boat despite wind and storm (idiom); to stay calm during tense situation
  2. 2 a cool head in a crisis
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
势如破竹
shì rú pò zhú
  1. 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
  2. 2 with irresistible force
因利乘便
yīn lì chéng biàn
  1. 1 (idiom) to rely on the most favorable method
国破家亡
guó pò jiā wáng
  1. 1 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
大破大立
dà pò dà lì
  1. 1 to destroy the old and establish the new (idiom)
  2. 2 radical transformation
家破人亡
jiā pò rén wáng
  1. 1 family bankrupt and the people dead (idiom); ruined and orphaned
  2. 2 destitute and homeless
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
支离破碎
zhī lí pò suì
  1. 1 scattered and smashed (idiom)
放浪不羁
fàng làng bù jī
  1. 1 wanton and unrestrained (idiom); dissolute
放浪形骸
fàng làng xíng hái
  1. 1 to abandon all restraint (idiom)
有机可乘
yǒu jī kě chéng
  1. 1 to have an opportunity that one can exploit (idiom)
浪子回头
làng zǐ huí tóu
  1. 1 the return of a prodigal son (idiom)
浪得虚名
làng dé xū míng
  1. 1 to have an undeserved reputation (idiom)

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