Usage of the character 波

Liu Xiaobo (1955-2017), Beijing writer and human rights activist, organizer of petition Charter 2008 零八憲章／零八宪章 ( Língbā Xiànzhāng), Nobel Peace Prize laureate in 2010

Bōtífá

波提乏

[波提乏]

Potiphar, the captain of the pharaoh's guard (in the account of Joseph in the Book of Genesis)

Bōsīmāo

波斯猫

[波斯貓]

Persian (cat)

Bōměidù

波美度

[波美度]

Baume degrees

diàncíbō

电磁波

[電磁波]

electromagnetic wave

jīxiébō

基谐波

[基諧波]

fundamental frequency
base harmonic

Bōtèjiǔ

波特酒

[波特酒]

Port wine

bōfāngchéng

波方程

[波方程]

wave equation (math. physics)

Bōyì'ěr

波义耳

[波義耳]

Boyle (name)
Robert Boyle (1627-91), British and Irish scientist and pioneer chemist

lìxuébō

力学波

[力學波]

mechanical wave

Bō'āsī

波阿斯

[波阿斯]

Boaz (son of Salmon and Rahab)

Bō'ěrduō

波尔多

[波爾多]

Bordeaux

mànbōyú

曼波鱼

[曼波魚]

ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

Zhōu Lìbō

周立波

[周立波]

Zhou Libo (1908-1979), left-wing journalist, translator and novelist
Zhou Libo (1967-), Chinese stand-up comedian

Fěibōnàqì

斐波那契

[斐波那契]

Leonardo Fibonacci (c. 1170-1250), Italian mathematician

bōlánlǎochéng

波澜老成

[波瀾老成]

splendid and powerful (of story)
majestic
awesome

bōlánzhuàngkuò

波澜壮阔

[波瀾壯闊]

surging forward with great momentum
unfolding on a magnificent scale

Jiālǐbōdì

加里波第

[加里波第]

Guiseppe Garibaldi (1807-1882), Italian military commander and politician

kǎbōyēlā

卡波耶拉

[卡波耶拉]

capoeira (loanword)

Bōsīníyà

波斯尼亚

[波斯尼亞]

Bosnia

wàijiāofēngbō

外交风波

[外交風波]

diplomatic crisis

wúxiàndiànbō

无线电波

[無線電波]

radio wave

Bōluònièsī

波洛涅斯

[波洛涅斯]

Polonius (name)
Shakespearean character, father of Ophelia, accidentally killed by Hamlet

Lèsībōsī

勒斯波斯

[勒斯波斯]

Lesbos (Greek island in Aegean)

Bōshìníyà

波士尼亚

[波士尼亞]

Bosnia (Tw)

Bōfútè Hǎi

波弗特海

[波弗特海]

Beaufort Sea (off Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territory)

Gǎngrénbōqí

岗仁波齐

[崗仁波齊]

Mt Gang Rinpoche in Tibet
also written 岡仁波齊／冈仁波齐

bōtāolínlín

波涛粼粼

[波濤粼粼]

crystalline waves (idiom)

Mǎlākāibō

马拉开波

[馬拉開波]

Maracaibo, Venezuela

tuībōzhùlán

推波助澜

[推波助瀾]

to push the wave and add to the billows (idiom); to add momentum
to encourage sth to get bigger
to add fuel to the fire

jīnróngfēngbō

金融风波

[金融風波]

financial crisis
banking crisis

Kǎobōshíbǎo

考波什堡

[考波什堡]

Kaposvár in southwest Hungary, capital of Somogy County 紹莫吉州／绍莫吉州 ( Shàomoji Zhōu)

tīdùhuíbō

梯度回波

[梯度回波]

gradient echo

Bōluódì Hǎi

波罗的海

[波羅的海]

Baltic Sea

suíbōxùnliú

随波逊流

[隨波遜流]

to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly

Wàngbōrìshān

旺波日山

[旺波日山]

Mt Wangbur, Dagzê county 達孜縣／达孜县 ( Dázīxiàn), Lhasa, Tibet

bōlánqǐfú

波澜起伏

[波瀾起伏]

one climax follows another (of thrilling story)

bōpǔyìshù

波普艺术

[波普藝術]

pop art (loanword)

gūlìzǐbō

孤立子波

[孤立子波]

instanton (math.)

Bōdélǐchá

波德里查

[波德里查]

Podgorica, capital of Montenegro (Tw)

Bōtèlánshì

波特兰市

[波特蘭市]

Portland (city)

ànsòngqiūbō

暗送秋波

[暗送秋波]

to cast flirtatious glances at sb (idiom)

dàbōsījú

大波斯菊

[大波斯菊]

cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus), flowering herbaceous plant

Gāngrénbōqí

冈仁波齐

[岡仁波齊]

Mt Gang Rinpoche in Tibet
also called Mount Kailash

cùhǎishēngbō

醋海生波

[醋海生波]

lit. waves on a sea of vinegar
trouble caused by a jealous woman (idiom)

Túbōlièfū

图波列夫

[圖波列夫]

Tupolev, Russian plane maker

Bōlánsījī

波兰斯基

[波蘭斯基]

Polanski (name)

Bōxīmǐyà

波希米亚

[波希米亞]

Bohemia, historical country of central Europe

Bō'ěrduōyè

波尔多液

[波爾多液]

Bordeaux mixture

kěkěbōluó

可可波罗

[可可波羅]

cocobolo (loanword)

bōxīmǐyà

波西米亚

[波西米亞]

bohemian (i.e. artistic and unconventional)

suíbōzhúliú

随波逐流

[隨波逐流]

to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly

shēngbōdìngwèi

声波定位

[聲波定位]

sonic location system (esp. underwater sonar); acoustic positioning

Bōshéngélún

波什格伦

[波什格倫]

Porsgrunn (city in Telemark, Norway)

Bō'ěr Bùtè

波尔布特

[波爾布特]

Pol Pot (1925-1998), Cambodian communist leader

bōbǐyùndòng

波比运动

[波比運動]

burpee (loanword)

Bō'ēn Dàxué

波恩大学

[波恩大學]

University of Bonn

fēngbōbùduàn

风波不断

[風波不斷]

constantly in turmoil
crisis after crisis

fēnbōduōgōng

分波多工

[分波多工]

wavelength division multiplexing
WDM

bōbànǎichá

波霸奶茶

[波霸奶茶]

bubble milk tea (Tw)
Boba milk tea
tapioca milk tea
see also 珍珠奶茶 (zhēnzhūnǎichá)

Shālābōwá

莎拉波娃

[莎拉波娃]

Sharapova (Russian female tennis star)

bōdònglìxué

波动力学

[波動力學]

wave mechanics (physics)

Dìlíbōlǐ

的黎波里

[的黎波里]

Tripoli, capital of Libya
Tripoli, city in north Lebanon

yībōsānzhé

一波三折

[一波三折]

calligraphic flourish with many twists
fig. many twists and turns

Bōxīmǐyà

波西米亚

[波西米亞]

Bohemia, historical country of central Europe

bōtāolínlín

波涛磷磷

[波濤磷磷]

variant of 波濤粼粼／波涛粼粼 (bōtāolínlín)

bōtāoxiōngyǒng

波涛汹涌

[波濤洶湧]

waves surging forth
roaring sea

Mǎkě Bōluó

马可波罗

[馬可波羅]

Marco Polo (1254-c. 1324), Venetian trader and explorer who traveled the Silk road to China, author of Il Milione (Travels of Marco Polo)

xuānrándàbō

轩然大波

[軒然大波]

huge waves
(fig.) ruckus
controversy
sensation

huànhǎifēngbō

宦海风波

[宦海風波]

lit. raging sea of bureaucracy
officials causing a big fuss

Bōduō Lígè

波多黎各

[波多黎各]

Puerto Rico, self-governing unincorporated territory of the United States

wēibōtiānxiàn

微波天线

[微波天線]

microwave antenna

Hālì· Bōtè

哈利·波特

[哈利·波特]

Harry Potter, boy wizard in the novels by J.K. Rowling 羅琳／罗琳

Abōluójìhuà

阿波罗计划

[阿波羅計劃]

the Apollo project (1961-1975), the NASA moon landing project

Bōlìníxīyà

波利尼西亚

[波利尼西亞]

Polynesia

Gé'ěrfū Bōtè

格尔夫波特

[格爾夫波特]

Gulf Port (Florida or Mississippi)

Bōsīníyàyǔ

波斯尼亚语

[波斯尼亞語]

Bosnian (language)

zǒngxiébōshīzhēn

总谐波失真

[總諧波失真]

(acoustics) total harmonic distortion (THD)

bōrěbōluómì

般若波罗密

[般若波羅密]

prajña paramita (Sanskrit: supreme wisdom - beginning of the Heart Sutra)

Bōshìdùn Hóngwà

波士顿红袜

[波士頓紅襪]

Boston Red Sox (baseball) team

Xībōkèlādǐ

希波克拉底

[希波克拉底]

Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine

Bōcítǎnhuìyì

波茨坦会议

[波茨坦會議]

Potsdam conference, July-August 1945, between Truman, Stalin and British prime ministers Churchill and Attlee

Bōměilāníyà

波美拉尼亚

[波美拉尼亞]

Pomerania, a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea

Bōduōmǎkè Hé

波多马克河

[波多馬克河]

see 波托馬克河／波托马克河 ( Bōtuōmǎkè Hé)

píngdìqǐfēngbō

平地起风波

[平地起風波]

trouble appearing from nowhere
unforeseen situation

chāoshēngbōjiǎnchá

超声波检查

[超聲波檢查]

echography
ultrasound scan

Gāngrénbōqí Fēng

冈仁波齐峰

[岡仁波齊峰]

Mount Gang Rinpoche or Mount Kailash (6,638 m) in Tibet

Annàbōlìsī

安纳波利斯

[安納波利斯]

Annapolis (place name)

Bōcítǎn Gōnggào

波茨坦公告

[波茨坦公告]

Potsdam Declaration

Lèsībōsī Dǎo

勒斯波斯岛

[勒斯波斯島]

Lesbos (Greek island in Aegean)

Bōměibǐzhòngjì

波美比重计

[波美比重計]

Baume hydrometer

Bōdégēlǐchá

波德戈里察

[波德戈里察]

Podgorica, capital of Montenegro

Bālāmǎlìbō

巴拉马利波

[巴拉馬利波]

Paramaribo, capital of Suriname (Tw)

Bōshìdùn Dàxué

波士顿大学

[波士頓大學]

Boston University

bōlì'èrxiàngxìng

波粒二象性

[波粒二象性]

wave-particle duality in quantum mechanics

Bōsīpǔlǔsī

波斯普鲁斯

[波斯普魯斯]

Bosphorus

Bōtuōmǎkè Hé

波托马克河

[波托馬克河]

Potomac River

Bōlā Bōlā Dǎo

波拉波拉岛

[波拉波拉島]

Bora Bora, island of the Society Islands group in French Polynesia

Sūshān· Bōyī'ěr

苏珊·波伊尔

[蘇珊·波伊爾]

Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition

Kǎbōxīshìròuliú

卡波西氏肉瘤

[卡波西氏肉瘤]

Kaposi's sarcoma

Sāiwǎsītuōbō'ěr

塞瓦斯托波尔

[塞瓦斯托波爾]

Sevastopol

Yǎlā Xiāngbōxuěshān

雅拉香波雪山

[雅拉香波雪山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Míngní'ābōlìsī

明尼阿波利斯

[明尼阿波利斯]

Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota

Yǎlā Xiāngbōshénshān

雅拉香波神山

[雅拉香波神山]

Mt Yarla Shampo, in Dawu County 道孚縣／道孚县 ( Dàofúxiàn), Garze Tibetan autonomous prefecture, Sichuan

Nápòlún· Bōnábā

拿破仑·波拿巴

[拿破崙·波拿巴]

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815

Fǎshǔ Bōlìníxīyà

法属波利尼西亚

[法屬波利尼西亞]

French Polynesia

Yìndì'ānnàbōlìsī

印第安纳波利斯

[印第安納波利斯]

Indianapolis, Indiana

Bōsīpǔlǔsī Hǎixiá

波斯普鲁斯海峡

[波斯普魯斯海峽]

the Bosphorus (strait)

bōrěbōluómìduōxīnjīng

般若波罗密多心经

[般若波羅密多心經]

the Heart Sutra

Gálā· Duōjié· Rénbōqiè

噶拉·多杰·仁波切

[噶拉·多傑·仁波切]

Garab Dorje Rinpoche, succession of Buthanese religious leaders

yībōwèipíng,yībōyòuqǐ

一波未平，一波又起

[一波未平，一波又起]

before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
many twists and turns to a story
one thing after another

Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà

波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那

[波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那]

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bōshìníyàyǔ Hèsègēwéinà

波士尼亚与赫塞哥维纳

[波士尼亞與赫塞哥維納]

Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tw)

Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà Gònghéguó

波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那共和国

[波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那共和國]

Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1995), predecessor of Bosnia and Herzegovina 波斯尼亞和黑塞哥維那／波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那 ( Bōsīníyàhé Hēisàigēwéinà)