diān bǒ

Traditional: 顛簸

颠簸 (diān bǒ) is a Chinese word meaning “to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence); (fig.) to undergo a rough experience”.

Meanings

  1. 1to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence)
  2. 2(fig.) to undergo a rough experience

Characters in 颠簸

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

Related words

颠倒to turn upside down颠top (of the head)颠覆to topple (i.e. knock over)不列颠Britain大不列颠Great Britain颠倒黑白lit. to invert black and white (idiom); to distort the truth deliberately颠倒是非(idiom) to distort right and wrong; to deliberately mislead颠沛流离homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight颠来倒去to harp on颠扑不破solid; unbreakable簸箕wicker or bamboo winnowing basket乐颠了馅ecstatic; overjoyed

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