颠簸
Old HSK 6
颠簸 (diānbǒ) · to jolt
颠簸 (diānbǒ) means “to jolt; to bump; to toss”. It is written with 2 characters: 颠 (peak) + 簸 (dustpan). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 颠簸 is built
The characters
颠 diān · peak
What 颠 is made of
- 真zhēn — real
- 直zhí — straight
- 十 — ten
- 目mù — eye
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 直zhí — straight
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
簸 bǒ · dustpan
What 簸 is made of
- ⺮zhú — bamboo
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 皮pí — skin
- 攴pū — to rap
Example sentences
汽车在山路上颠簸。Qìchē zài shānlù shàng diānbǒ.The car jolted along the mountain road.
船在海上颠簸得很厉害。Chuán zài hǎishàng diānbǒ de hěn lìhai.The boat tossed violently on the sea.
Questions about 颠簸
What does 颠簸 mean?
颠簸 (diānbǒ) means “to jolt; to bump; to toss”.
How do you pronounce 颠簸?
颠簸 is pronounced diānbǒ.
Which HSK level is 颠簸?
颠簸 is in Old HSK 6.
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Learn 颠簸 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 42: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.