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7-9

unstable

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

dong4dang4 dòngdàng

Meaning


Primary

unstable

Alternatives

to undulate, undulate

Mnemonic


動盪 Unstable describes something that always seems 動 to move and 盪 to swing around without ever settling into a predictable pattern or stable state.

Usage


最近 的 市場 很 動盪。

The market has been very unstable recently.

動盪 的 時期 讓 人心 不安。

Unstable times make people feel uneasy.

這 是 一 個 動盪 的 局勢。

It is an unstable situation.