旋涡

• Pinyin: xuán wō
• Desglose de hanzi: 旋 = 方 (direction) + 疋 (foot/movement) — revolving; 涡 = 氵(water radical) + 呙 (phonetic component)

Significado

Remolino; vórtice (también, metafóricamente, un “vórtice” de problemas).

In literal use, describes water or air moving in a spiral pattern. Metaphorically, refers to being caught in a complex, inescapable situation (卷入旋涡 — drawn into a vortex of trouble). Commonly used in political, social, and financial contexts.

Ejemplos

1. 一块小木板被激流中的旋涡吸入，瞬间消失在水面之下，令站在岸边的人看得心惊肉跳。
2. 他一不小心被卷入了公司高层的权力旋涡，无论如何表态都会得罪其中一方。
3. 股市的剧烈波动形成了一个难以预测的金融旋涡，众多散户在其中损失惨重。

Guía de uso

Contexto: nature, politics, finance, metaphor

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 洪水退后，河道中出现了多处危险的旋涡，相关部门已在沿岸设置警示标志，禁止任何人下水。(After the floodwaters receded, multiple dangerous whirlpools appeared in the river channel; authorities have set up warning signs along the banks prohibiting anyone from entering the water.)
• 她早年的一次错误决策让她陷入了长达数年的法律旋涡，耗费大量精力与金钱才得以最终脱身。(An erroneous decision she made in her early years drew her into a legal vortex that lasted several years, costing her enormous energy and money before she could finally extricate herself.)

Incorrecto

• 他制定了一个旋涡的计划 — 旋涡 describes circular motion or an inescapable entangled situation; for a complex plan use 复杂的计划 or 错综复杂的方案; 旋涡 cannot directly modify a noun as an attributive adjective

Origen e historia

旋 (to spin/revolve) + 涡 (eddy/swirl)

Contexto cultural

Época: Modern

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal