Chinese words · HSK 7–9

澎湃

péngpài

surging (of waves)

Every meaning

péngpài

  1. surging (of waves)
  2. (fig.) stirring; passionate
  3. The Paper (short for 澎湃新闻, a news site)

Its characters

  • 澎péngsurging (as in 澎湃)
  • 湃pàisurging (as in 澎湃)

Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).