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piāo
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7

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Definitions

  1. 1. to float

Words Containing 飘

飘散
piāo sàn

to waft (through the air); to drift

飘摇
piāo yáo

floating in the wind

虚飘飘
xū piāo piāo

light and airy

飘尘
piāo chén

floating dust

飘飘然
piāo piāo rán

elated

飘忽不定
piāo hū bù dìng

to drift without a resting place (idiom)

轻飘飘
qīng piāo piāo

light as a feather

椰林飘香
yē lín piāo xiāng

piña colada

四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng

drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

飘逸
piāo yì

graceful

鸾飘凤泊
luán piāo fèng bó

lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom)

飘忽
piāo hū

swiftly moving

飘然
piāo rán

to float in the air

空中飘浮
kōng zhōng piāo fú

to float in the air

飘浮
piāo fú

to float

飘海
piāo hǎi

to go abroad

飘香
piāo xiāng

(of a fragrance) to waft about

飘零
piāo líng

to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)

飘风
piāo fēng

whirlwind

发飘
fā piāo

to feel light, as if floating

琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng

floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position

飘带
piāo dài

streamer

飘落
piāo luò

to float down

风雨飘摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)

飘移
piāo yí

to drift

迎风飘舞
yíng fēng piāo wǔ

to whirl about in the wind

飘拂
piāo fú

to drift lightly

飘舞
piāo wǔ

to fly up

飘动
piāo dòng

to float

飘卷
piāo juǎn

to flutter

飘举
piāo jǔ

to dance

飘洒
piāo sǎ

suave

飘渺
piāo miǎo

faintly discernible

飘蓬
piāo péng

to float in the wind

飘荡
piāo dàng

to drift

飘扬
piāo yáng

to wave

飘飘
piāo piāo

to float about

飘洋
piāo yáng

see 漂洋[piāo yáng]

邵飘萍
shào piāo píng

Shao Piaoping (1884-1926), pioneer of journalism and founder of newspaper Beijing Press 京報|京报, executed in 1926 by warlord Zhang Zuolin 張作霖|张作霖