乘风破浪 chéngfēngpòlàng to ride the wind and waves Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 乘风 乘風 chéngfēng to ride the wind to ride the wind; to sail with a fair wind; to take advantage of a favorable opportunity破浪 pòlàng to brave the waves to cleave or brave the waves; to set sail; often used metaphorically to describe moving forward boldly or grandly