雷霆

léitíng
noun #40,577

Meanings

  1. 1 thunderclap; thunder
  2. 2 fury; overwhelming force
  3. 3 Thunder, the Oklahoma City NBA team

Examples

HSK 5
Táixià xiǎngqǐ le léitíng bān de zhǎngshēng.
Thunderous applause rose from the audience.
HSK 7-9
Jǐngfāng yǐ léitíng zhī shì dǎdiào le zhège fànzuì tuánhuǒ.
The police broke up the criminal gang with lightning force.
HSK 7-9
Zhège sàijì, Léitíng dǎjìn le jìhòusài.
This season the Thunder made the playoffs.

Tips

usage
Mostly figurative: 大发雷霆 'to fly into a rage', 雷霆万钧 'with irresistible force', 以雷霆之势 'with lightning speed and force'. Plain thunder is 雷 or 雷声.
culture
Chinese sports news translates NBA team names by meaning: 雷霆 'Thunder', 湖人 'Lakers', 勇士 'Warriors', 火箭 'Rockets'.

Stroke Order

雷 léi
霆 tíng