激荡 jīdàng to rage
to rage; to dash; to surge
How to remember 激荡: 激 excite + 荡 pond = to rage.
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How it is used
- To surge and churn, of water or emotion - 心潮激荡 (xīncháo jīdàng) one's feelings surge; 激荡的年代 (jīdàng de niándài) a turbulent era.
- Literary; describes forces or feelings clashing and swirling.
- Overlaps with 澎湃; 激荡 stresses agitation and collision, 澎湃 stresses a rising swell.