磅礴

pángbó
adjective #88,669

Meanings

  1. 1 majestic; boundless
  2. 2 surging; mighty

Examples

HSK 7-9
Pùbù cóng shān shàng chōng xiàlai, chǎngmiàn shífēn pángbó.
The waterfall crashes down the mountain in a truly majestic scene.
HSK 7-9
Zhè bù zuòpǐn yǐ pángbó de qìshì zhǎnxiàn le Chángjiāng de zhuàngměi.
With sweeping power, the work captures the grandeur of the Yangtze.

Tips

mistakes
磅 here, not 磅 'pound (weight)'. The word is pángbó.
usage
Literary and admiring, for mountains, rivers, music, calligraphy and great events. It often comes in 气势磅礴 'of majestic momentum' and 大气磅礴 'grand and powerful'.

Stroke Order

磅 bàng
礴 bó