波

波卡

bō kǎ

burqa (loanword)

次声波

cì shēng bō

infrasonic wave

载波

zài bō

carrier wave

醋海生波

cù hǎi shēng bō

lit. waves on a sea of vinegar

金融风波

jīn róng fēng bō

financial crisis

长波

cháng bō

longwave (radio)

防波堤

fáng bō dī

breakwater

阿波罗

ā bō luó

Apollo (loanword)

阿波罗计划

ā bō luó jì huà

the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project

随波

suí bō

to drift with the waves

随波逐流

suí bō zhú liú

to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly

随波逊流

suí bō xùn liú

to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly