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波 bō wave / ripple / storm / surge
Results beginning with 波
波动 bō dòng to undulate / to fluctuate / wave motion / rise and fall
波兰 Bō lán Poland
波澜 bō lán billows / great waves (fig. of a story with great momentum)
波特 bō tè (loanword) baud (computing) / porter (beer)
波导 bō dǎo waveguide (electronics)
波浪 bō làng wave
波罗 Bō luó Polo (car made by Volkswagen) / surname Polo
波音 bō yīn mordent (music)
波斯 Bō sī Persia
波及 bō jí to spread to / to involve / to affect
波霸 bō bà (slang) (loanword) big boobs / big-breasted / (coll.) tapioca balls, in 波霸奶茶[bo1 ba4 nai3 cha2]
波段 bō duàn wave band
波长 bō cháng wavelength
波涛 bō tāo great waves / billows
波形 bō xíng wave form
波纹 bō wén ripple / corrugation
波折 bō zhé twists and turns
波光 bō guāng gleaming reflection of waves in sunlight
波幅 bō fú amplitude
波黑 Bō Hēi abbr. for 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那|波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那[Bo1 si1 ni2 ya4 he2 Hei1 sai4 ge1 wei2 na4] Bosnia and Herzegovina
波恩 Bō ēn Bonn, a small town on the Rhine, Cold War capital of West Germany 1949-1990
波峰 bō fēng wave crest
波状 bō zhuàng wave-shaped
波谱 bō pǔ spectrum
波谷 bō gǔ trough
波速 bō sù wave velocity
波昂 Bō áng Bonn, city in Germany (Tw)
波比 bō bǐ burpee (loanword)
波城 bō chéng Pau,
波荡 bō dàng heave / surge
波德 Bō dé Johann Elert Bode (1747-1826), German astronomer
波河 Bō Hé Po River, longest river in Italy
波赫 Bō Hè (Tw) abbr. for 波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納|波士尼亚与赫塞哥维纳[Bo1 shi4 ni2 ya4 yu3 He4 se4 ge1 wei2 na4] Bosnia and Herzegovina
波痕 bō hén ripplemark / ripple mark
波鸿 Bō hóng Bochum (city in Germany)
波季 Bō jì Poti, strategic seaport in Abkhazia, Republic of Georgia
波卡 bō kǎ burqa (loanword)
波密 Bō mì Bomi county, Tibetan: Spo mes rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lin2 zhi1 di4 qu1], Tibet
波面 bō miàn wave front
波能 bō néng wave energy
波旁 Bō páng Bourbon
波霎 bō shà pulsar (astronomy)
波束 bō shù beam
波数 bō shù wave number (reciprocal of frequency)
波推 bō tuī see 胸推[xiong1 tui1]
波阳 Bō yáng Boyang county, former name of Poyang county 鄱陽縣|鄱阳县[Po2 yang2 xian4] in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi
波语 Bō yǔ Polish language
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波士顿 Bō shì dùn Boston, capital of Massachusetts
波斯猫 Bō sī māo Persian (cat)
波尔多 Bō ěr duō Bordeaux
波斯湾 Bō sī Wān Persian Gulf
波特率 bō tè lu:4 baud
波尔卡 bō ěr kǎ polka (dance) (loanword)
波茨坦 Bō cí tǎn Potsdam, near Berlin, Germany
波斯语 Bō sī yǔ Persian (language) / Farsi
波哥大 Bō gē dà Bogota, capital of Colombia
波拉特  Borat
波罗格  merbau / Moluccan ironwood / kwilau
波干扰  wave interference
波阿次 Bō ā cì Boaz (name)
波阿斯 Bō ā sī Boaz (son of Salmon and Rahab)
波斑鸨 bō bān bǎo (bird species of China) MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii)
波比跳 bō bǐ tiào burpee (loanword)
波波头 bō bō tóu bob (hairstyle)
波带片 bō dài piān zone plate
波德申 Bō dé shēn Port Dickson (holiday destination in Malaysia)
波动性 bō dòng xìng fluctuation
波尔干 bō ěr gān the Balkans
波方程 bō fāng chéng wave equation (math. physics)
波函数 bō hán shù wave function (in quantum mechanics)
波黑党 bō hēi dǎng Party for Bosnia and Herzegovina
波江座 Bō jiāng zuò Eridanus (constellation)
波来古 Bō lái gǔ Pleiku, Vietnam
波来克 bō lái kè Pleiku, Vietnam
波莱罗 bō lái luó bolero (dance) (loanword)
波浪鼓 bō lang gǔ variant of 撥浪鼓|拨浪鼓[bo1 lang5 gu3]
波浪号 bō làng hào tilde ( ~ )
波浪能 bō làng néng wave power
波兰语 Bō lán yǔ Polish (language)
波丽士 bō lì shì police (loanword) (Tw)
波隆那 Bō lōng nà Bologna, city in Northern Italy
波罗的 Bō luó dì Baltic
波罗蜜 bō luó mì jackfruit / breadfruit / Artocarpus heterophyllus
波美度 Bō měi dù Baume degrees
波密县 Bō mì xiàn Bomi county, Tibetan: Spo mes rdzong, in Nyingchi prefecture 林芝地區|林芝地区[Lin2 zhi1 di4 qu1], Tibet
波拿巴 Bō ná bā Bonaparte (name) / Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815
波尼县 bō ní xiàn Pawnee
波塞冬 Bō sāi dōng Poseidon, God of the sea in Greek mythology
波森莓 bō sēn méi boysenberry (hybrid of raspberry and blackberry)
波斯教 Bō sī jiào Persian religion / Zoroastrianism or Manicheanism
波特酒 Bō tè jiǔ Port wine
波特县 bō tè xiàn Potter
波提乏 Bō tí fá Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)
波托西 bō tuō xī potosí
波阳县 Bō yáng xiàn Boyang county, former name of Poyang county 鄱陽縣|鄱阳县[Po2 yang2 xian4] in Shangrao 上饒|上饶[Shang4 rao2], Jiangxi
波义耳 Bō yì ěr Boyle (name) / Robert Boyle (1627-91), British and Irish scientist and pioneer chemist
波札那 Bō zhá nà Botswana (Tw)
波状热 bō zhuàng rè undulant fever / brucellosis
波状云 bō zhuàng yún undulatus
波兹曼 Bō zī màn Ludwig Boltzmann (1844-1906), Austrian physicist and philosopher
波兹南 Bō zī nán Poznan (city in Poland)
波兹坦 Bō zī tǎn Potsdam, Germany
波涛汹涌 bō tāo xiōng yǒng waves surging forth / roaring sea
波澜壮阔 bō lán zhuàng kuò surging forward with great momentum / unfolding on a magnificent scale
波罗的海 Bō luó dì Hǎi Baltic Sea
波多黎各 Bō duō Lí gè Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States
波尔多液 Bō ěr duō yè Bordeaux mixture
波澜老成 bō lán lǎo chéng splendid and powerful (of story) / majestic / awesome
波恩要点  Bonn Keys
波形数据  level II data / waveform data
波恩公约  Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals / Bonn Convention / Convention on Migratory Species
波数滤波  wavenumber filtering
波动理论  wave theory
波纹铁板  corrugated iron sheet
波束形成  beamforming
波恩协定  Agreement on Provisional Arrangements in Afghanistan Pending the Re-establishment of Permanent Government Institutions / Bonn Agreeement
波束宽度  beam width
波霸奶茶 bō bà nǎi chá bubble milk tea (Tw) / Boba milk tea / tapioca milk tea / see also 珍珠奶茶[zhen1 zhu1 nai3 cha2]
波比运动 bō bǐ yùn dòng burpee (loanword)
波潮理论 bō cháo lǐ lùn wave and tide theory
波德里查 Bō dé lǐ chá Podgorica, capital of Montenegro (Tw)
波动力学 bō dòng lì xué wave mechanics (physics)
波恩大学 Bō ēn Dà xué University of Bonn
波恩授权 bō ēn shòu quán Bonn Mandate
波恩星表 bō ēn xīng biǎo Durchmusterung
波尔布特 Bō ěr Bù tè Pol Pot (1925-1998), Cambodian communist leader
波弗特海 Bō fú tè Hǎi Beaufort Sea (off Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territory)
波拉马尔 bō lā mǎ ěr Porlamar
波浪动力 bō làng dòng lì wave power
波浪卫星 bō làng wèi xīng Volna
波澜起伏 bō lán qǐ fú one climax follows another (of thrilling story)
波兰斯基 Bō lán sī jī Polanski (name)
波洛涅斯 Bō luò niè sī Polonius (name) / Shakespearean character, father of Ophelia, accidentally killed by Hamlet
波马尔党 bō mǎ ěr dǎng Pomare Parti
波普艺术 bō pǔ yì shù pop art (loanword)
波萨达斯 bō sà dá sī Posadas,
波什格伦 Bō shén gé lún Porsgrunn (city in Telemark, Norway)
波士尼亚 Bō shì ní yà Bosnia (Tw)
波束幅宽 bō shù fú kuān swathe width
波束武器 bō shù wǔ qì beam weapon
波束指向 bō shù zhǐ xiàng beam pointing
波斯里亚 bō sī lǐ yà Bosnia (former Yugoslavia)
波斯尼亚 Bō sī ní yà Bosnia
波涛磷磷 bō tāo lín lín variant of 波濤粼粼|波涛粼粼[bo1 tao1 lin2 lin2]
波涛粼粼 bō tāo lín lín crystalline waves (idiom)
波特兰市 Bō tè lán shì Portland (city)
波纹管阀 bō wén guǎn fá bellows valve
波希米亚 Bō xī mǐ yà Bohemia, historical country of central Europe
波西米亚 Bō xī mǐ yà bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)
波长区域 bō zhǎng qū yù wavelength region
Approximate Results for 波
L波 L bō Love wave / Querwellen wave / Q wave: LQ wave
P波 P bō compressional wave / primary wave / P-wave
Q波 Q bō Love wave / Querwellen wave / Q wave: LQ wave
S波 S bō shear wave / secondary wave / S wave
T波 T bō T-wave
R-波 R-bō Rayleigh wave / R wave
宁波 Níng bō Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
风波 fēng bō disturbance / crisis / disputes / restlessness / CL:場|场[chang2]
奔波 bēn bō to rush about / to be constantly on the move
微波 wēi bō ripple / microwave
电波 diàn bō electric wave / alternating current
滤波 lu:4 bō filtering radio waves (i.e. to pick out one frequency)
小波 xiǎo bō wavelet (math.)
水波 shuǐ bō wave / (water) ripple
声波 shēng bō sound wave
光波 guāng bō light wave
眼波 yǎn bō fluid glance
谐波 xié bō harmonic (wave with frequency an integer multiple of the fundamental)
烟波 yān bō mist covered water
短波 duǎn bō shortwave (radio)
载波 zài bō carrier wave
秋波 qiū bō autumn ripples / (fig.) luminous eyes of a woman / amorous glance
长波 cháng bō longwave (radio)
余波 yú bō aftermath / repercussions / fallout
海波 hǎi bō hypo (loanword) / sodium thiosulfate Na2S2O3 used in fixing photos (formerly hyposulfite) / wave (sea)
随波 suí bō to drift with the waves
香波 xiāng bō shampoo (loanword) / see 洗髮皂|洗发皂[xi3 fa4 zao4]
脑波 nǎo bō brain wave / EEG
音波 yīn bō sound wave
中波 Zhōng Bō medium wave (radio frequency range)
回波 huí bō echo (e.g. radar) / returning wave
震波 zhèn bō seismic wave
周波 zhōu bō cycle (physics)
横波 héng bō transverse wave
驻波 zhù bō standing wave
检波 jiǎn bō to detect (e.g. radio waves)
激波 jī bō shock wave
纵波 zòng bō longitudinal wave
胞波 bāo bō brethren on the other side of the border (used in the context of China-Myanmar friendship) (loanword from Burmese "paukphaw", meaning "close kin")
潮波 cháo bō tidal wave
古波 Gǔ bō Gubo (a personal name)
基波 jī bō fundamental (wave)
劫波 jié bō kalpa (loanword) (Hinduism)
鲸波 jīng bō huge wave or breaker
雷波 Léi bō Leibo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
力波 lì bō Reeb beer
荔波 Lì bō Libo county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
曼波 màn bō mambo (dance) (loanword)
面波 miàn bō surface wave / L wave
恬波 tián bō calm waters
体波 tǐ bō body wave
削波 xuē bō clipping (signal processing)
筑波 Zhù bō Tsukuba, university city in Ibaraki prefecture 茨城縣|茨城县[Ci2 cheng2 xian4], northeast of Tokyo, Japan
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C-波段 C-bō duàn C-band
超声波 chāo shēng bō ultrasound (scan)
微波炉 wēi bō lú microwave oven / CL:臺|台[tai2]
示波器 shì bō qì oscillograph / oscilloscope
冲击波 chōng jī bō shock wave / blast wave
阿波罗 A1 bō luó Apollo (loanword)
电磁波 diàn cí bō electromagnetic wave
滤波器 lu:4 bō qì filter
超音波 chāo yīn bō ultrasound / ultrasonic wave
王小波 Wáng Xiǎo bō Wang Xiaobo (1952-1997), scholar and novelist
脑电波 nǎo diàn bō see 腦波|脑波[nao3 bo1]
正弦波 zhèng xián bō sine wave / simple harmonic vibration
仁波切 Rén bō qiè Rinpoche (Tibetan honorific)
防波堤 fáng bō dī breakwater / seawall / fig. defensive buffer zone
薄一波 Bó Yī bō Bo Yibo (1908-2007), ranking PRC politician, served on State Council from 1950s to 1980s as colleague of Deng Xiaoping
送秋波 sòng qiū bō to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
毫米波 háo mǐ bō millimeter wave (radio signal)
超短波 chāo duǎn bō ultra short wave (radio) / UHF
次声波 cì shēng bō infrasonic wave
光波长 guāng bō cháng optical wavelength
刘晓波 Liú Xiǎo bō Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章|零八宪章[Ling2 ba1 Xian4 zhang1], Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010
Ｌ波段  L-Band
Ｓ波段  S-Band
勒夫波  Love wave / Querwellen wave / Q wave: LQ wave
剪切波  shear wave / secondary wave / S wave
压缩波  compressional wave / primary wave / P-wave
弹性波  elastic wave
奥波莱 ào bō lái Opole, city in Poland
潮汐波 cháo xī bō tidal wave
次级波 cì jí bō shear wave / secondary wave / S wave
大气波 dài qì bō atmospheric waves
地震波 dì zhèn bō seismic wave
陡锋波 dǒu fēng bō sharp-front wave
短波长 duǎn bō cháng short wavelength
辐射波 fú shè bō radiation (wave) / radiated wave
简谐波 jiǎn xié bō simple harmonic wave / sine wave
基谐波 jī xié bō fundamental frequency / base harmonic
坎波斯 kǎn bō sī Campos
雷波县 Léi bō xiàn Leibo county in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture 涼山彞族自治州|凉山彝族自治州[Liang2 shan1 Yi2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], south Sichuan
荔波县 Lì bō xiàn Libo county in Qiannan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔南州[Qian2 nan2 zhou1], Guizhou
厘米波 lí mǐ bō super high frequency
凌波舞 líng bō wǔ limbo (dance) (loanword)
力学波 lì xué bō mechanical wave
脉冲波 mài chōng bō see 脈衝|脉冲[mai4 chong1]
曼波鱼 màn bō yú ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
密度波 mì dù bō density wave
南波万 nán bō wàn (Internet slang) number one (loanword)
宁波市 Níng bō shì Ningbo subprovincial city in Zhejiang
偏振波 piān zhèn bō polarized wave
平面波 píng miàn bō a plane wave
瑞波币 Ruì bō bì Ripple (digital currency)
瑞利波 ruì lì bō Rayleigh wave / R wave
水波炉 shuǐ bō lú superheated steam oven
调制波 tiáo zhì bō modulated wave (elec.)
微波窗 wēi bō chuāng microwave window
微波站 wēi bō zhàn microwave site
线性波 xiàn xìng bō linear wave
行波管 xíng bō guǎn traveling wave tube (electronics)
续至波 xù zhì bō shear wave / secondary wave / S wave
伊波拉 Yī bō lā Ebola (virus)
引力波 yǐn lì bō gravitational wave
震波图 zhèn bō tú seismogram
周立波 Zhōu Lì bō Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist / Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian
Lg波震相  Lg phase
f-k滤波器 f-klu:4 bō qì f-k filter
哈利波特 hā lì bō tè Harry Potter (children's book character)
随波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly
轩然大波 xuān rán dà bō huge waves / (fig.) ruckus / controversy / sensation
推波助澜 tuī bō zhù lán to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom) / to add momentum / to encourage sth to get bigger / to add fuel to the fire
一波三折 yī bō sān zhé calligraphic flourish with many twists / fig. many twists and turns
无线电波 wú xiàn diàn bō radio waves / wireless electric wave
暗送秋波 àn sòng qiū bō to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)
的黎波里 Dì lí bō lǐ Tripoli, capital of Libya / Tripoli, city in north Lebanon
宦海风波 huàn hǎi fēng bō lit. raging sea of bureaucracy / officials causing a big fuss
载波信号  carrier signal
声波基底  acoustic basement / seismic basement
子波分析  wavelet analysis / wavelet processing
子波处理  wavelet analysis / wavelet processing
空间滤波  filter / spatial filter
数字微波  digital microwave
线性滤波  linear filtering
小波降噪  wavelet denoising
微波武器  microwave weapon
汇率波动  currency exchange rate fluctuation / exchange rate fluctuaction
背景杂波  background clutter / surface clutter
体波幅度  body-wave magnitude
超声波机  ultrasound machine / ultrasound unit / ultrasound scanner
体波震级  mb
安全波段  security channel
覆球波束  global beam
微波测量  microwave measurements
乘波导引 chéng bō dǎo yǐn beam
醋海生波 cù hǎi shēng bō lit. waves on a sea of vinegar / trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)
大波斯菊 dà bō sī jú cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), flowering herbaceous plant
电磁波谱 diàn cí bō pǔ electromagnetic spectrum
斐波那契 Fěi bō nà qì Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170-1250), Italian mathematician
分波多工 fēn bō duō gōng wavelength division multiplexing / WDM
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