冲浪

• Pinyin: chōng làng
• Desglose de hanzi: 冲 = to rush/charge; 浪 = 氵(water) + 良 (good, phonetic) = wave

Significado

Hacer surf; surfear (también: navegar por internet).

Used for ocean surfing and extended to internet browsing (网上冲浪 = surfing the web). A popular recreational activity and metaphor for exploring.

Ejemplos

1. 夏威夷是世界著名的冲浪胜地。
2. 他每个周末都去海边冲浪。
3. 八零后九零后小时候都喜欢说网上冲浪。

Guía de uso

Contexto: sports, recreation, internet

Tono: casual

Correcto

• 学冲浪要先学会游泳。(Before learning to surf, you need to learn how to swim.)
• 网上冲浪是九十年代常见的说法。(Online surfing was a common expression in the 1990s.)

Incorrecto

• 在游泳池冲浪 (冲浪 requires waves; use 游泳 for pool swimming)

Origen e historia

Compound of 冲 (to rush/charge) and 浪 (wave). Describes riding/rushing through waves.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal