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Definitions

  1. 1. big wave
  2. 2. Taiwan pr. [táo]

Words Containing 涛

波涛
bō tāo

great waves

波涛汹涌
bō tāo xiōng yǒng

waves surging forth

世涛
shì tāo

stout (beer) (loanword)

波涛粼粼
bō tāo lín lín

crystalline waves (idiom)

浪涛
làng tāo

ocean wave

石涛
shí tāo

Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet

胡锦涛
hú jǐn tāo

Hu Jintao (1942-), General Secretary of the CCP 2002-2012, president of the PRC 2003-2013

惊涛
jīng tāo

raging waves

惊涛骇浪
jīng tāo hài làng

perilous situation

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