勃
bó
Pinyin

Definition

勃
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bó
  1. flourishing
  2. prosperous
  3. suddenly
  4. abruptly

Character Decomposition

Compounds (1)

渤
Bó
  1. 1 same as: 渤海 Bó Hǎi
  2. 2 Bohai Sea between Liaoning and Shandong
  3. 3 Gulf of Zhili or Chihli

Related Words (20)

勃勃
bó bó
  1. 1 thriving
  2. 2 vigorous
  3. 3 exuberant
勃起
bó qǐ
  1. 1 erection
  2. 2 to have an erection
兴致勃勃
xìng zhì bó bó
  1. 1 to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits
  2. 2 full of zest
蓬勃
péng bó
  1. 1 vigorous
  2. 2 flourishing
  3. 3 full of vitality
勃列日涅夫
Bó liè rì niè fū
  1. 1 Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982), Soviet statesman, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the USSR 1966-1982

Idioms (6)

妇姑勃溪
fù gū bó xī
  1. 1 dispute among womenfolk (idiom); family squabbles
朝气蓬勃
zhāo qì péng bó
  1. 1 full of youthful energy (idiom); vigorous
  2. 2 energetic
  3. 3 a bright spark
牛溲马勃
niú sōu mǎ bó
  1. 1 cow's piss, horse's ulcer (idiom); worthless nonsense
  2. 2 insignificant
兴致勃勃
xìng zhì bó bó
  1. 1 to become exhilarated (idiom); in high spirits
  2. 2 full of zest
雄心勃勃
xióng xīn bó bó
  1. 1 aggressive and grand (idiom); ambitious
  2. 2 pushy

Sample Sentences

也少不了想要美味又低脂的美食，快来看看这个吧的硬邦邦的推销，或者类似生活就是要兴致勃勃的探索如何取悦自己的软广
yě shǎobuliǎo xiǎngyào měiwèi yòu dīzhī de měishí ，kuài lái kànkan zhège ba de yìngbāngbāngde tuīxiāo ，huòzhě lèisì shēnghuó jiùshì yào xìngzhìbóbó de tànsuǒ rúhé qǔyuè zìjǐ de ruǎnguǎng
There are irresistible hard-core sales promotions such as, "If you want delicious and low-fat food, come take a look at this," as well as soft-sell ads like, "Life is about eagerly exploring how to please yourself."
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数都数不清了，新官上任三把火，他年纪轻轻，却雄心勃勃，就连我这个“饱经沧桑”的老员工，也很难协调好时间呢。
shǔ dōu shǔ bùqīng le ，xīnguānshàngrènsānbǎhuǒ ，tā niánjì qīngqīng ，què xióngxīnbóbó ，jiù lián wǒ zhè ge “bǎojīng cāngsāng ”de lǎo yuángōng ，yě hěn nán xiétiáo hǎo shíjiān ne 。
Countless times, the new boss is young and ambitious who wants to accomplish major achievements. Even an experienced worker like myself with vicissitudes of life find it hard to adapt and adjust to the time.
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没错，真希望看到越来越多的老字号能蓬勃发展，焕发新的生命。
méicuò ，zhēn xīwàng kàndào yuèláiyuè duō de lǎozìhào néng péngbó fāzhǎn ，huànfā xīn de shēngmìng 。
That's right. I really hope we'll be able to see even more respected brands flourishing, and glowing with new life.
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好的。您今天点的菜比较丰富，而不同的酒能够更好地体现这些口味。配合鱼和蟹，最合适的酒是2004年产自法国勃根蒂的莎当妮白葡萄酒。
hǎo de 。nín jīntiān diǎn de cài bǐjiào fēngfù ，ér bùtóng de jiǔ nénggòu gènghǎo de tǐxiàn zhèxiē kǒuwèi 。pèihé yú hé xiè ，zuì héshì de jiǔ shì èr líng líng sì nián chǎnzì fǎguó bógēndì de shādāngní báipútaojiǔ 。
Sure. You've ordered quite an assortment of dishes today, and different kinds of wine can even better bring out all the different flavors. To complement fish and crab, the most suitable wine is a 2004 French White Burgundy Chardonnay.
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没错。正是因为国有和私营企业的蓬勃发展，中国的经济才会这么繁荣。
méicuò 。zhèngshì yīnwèi guóyǒu hé sīyíngqǐyè de péngbó fāzhǎn ，Zhōngguó de jīngjì cái huì zhème fánróng 。
That’s right. It’s precisely because of state-owned and privately-owned enterprises’ vigorous development, that China’s economy has become so prosperous.
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