海啸

• Pinyin: hǎi xiào
• Desglose de hanzi: 海 = 氵+ 每; 啸 = 口 (mouth) + 肃 (solemn) — the roaring of the sea

Significado

Tsunami.

Used in disaster reporting, geology, and emergency management. 海啸 is the standard modern term. Metaphorically applied to massive waves of change: 信息海啸 (information tsunami), 经济海啸 (economic tsunami).

Ejemplos

1. 这场里氏九点一级大地震在印度洋引发了毁灭性的海啸，造成数十万人罹难。
2. 沿海城市纷纷建立海啸预警系统，以便在灾害来临前争取宝贵的疏散时间。
3. 专家警告，随着气候变化加剧，未来发生强烈海底地震并引发海啸的风险将有所上升。

Guía de uso

Contexto: disaster, geology, news, metaphor

Tono: serious

Correcto

• 地震发生后，当局立即向沿岸居民发出海啸警报，要求所有人迅速撤离至高地。(After the earthquake struck, authorities immediately issued a tsunami warning to coastal residents, ordering everyone to evacuate to higher ground immediately.)
• 这场信息海啸使许多用户陷入了严重的内容过载，难以甄别真假信息。(This information tsunami left many users in a state of severe content overload, making it difficult to distinguish between true and false information.)

Incorrecto

• 把海啸用于普通大浪 — 海啸 refers specifically to seismically generated waves; for ordinary large waves use 巨浪 or 大浪

Origen e historia

海 (sea) + 啸 (roar, howl) — the roaring of the sea

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal