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轰动一时

hōng dòng yī shí

4-character word Traditional 轟動一時

What 轰动一时 means

1. to cause a sensation (idiom)

The characters in 轰动一时

• 轰hōngexplosion; bang; boom
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 时shío'clock; time; when

Example sentences

• 真是轰动一时。
  It was sensational.

Sounds the same

Read hōng dòng yī shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 哄动一时variant of 轰动一时