飘荡
piāo dàng
Pinyin

Definition

飘荡
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piāo dàng
  1. to drift
  2. to wave
  3. to float on the waves
  4. to flutter in the wind

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

piāo
  1. 1 to float
dòng dàng
  1. 1 variant of 動蕩|动荡[dòng dàng]
jī dàng
  1. 1 to rage
  2. 2 to dash
  3. 3 to surge
dàng
  1. 1 variant of 蕩|荡[dàng]
dàng yàng
  1. 1 to ripple
  2. 2 to undulate
  3. 3 also written 蕩漾|荡漾
kōng kōng dàng dàng
  1. 1 deserted
qīng piāo piāo
  1. 1 light as a feather
huí dàng
  1. 1 to resound
  2. 2 to reverberate
  3. 3 to echo
zhèn dàng
  1. 1 to shake up
  2. 2 to jolt
  3. 3 to vibrate
  4. 4 to oscillate
  5. 5 to fluctuate
piāo hū
  1. 1 swiftly moving
  2. 2 fleet
  3. 3 to sway
piāo yáng
  1. 1 to wave
  2. 2 to flutter
  3. 3 to fly
piāo yáo
  1. 1 floating in the wind
  2. 2 swaying
  3. 3 tottering
  4. 4 unstable
piāo sàn
  1. 1 to waft (through the air)
  2. 2 to drift
piāo fú
  1. 1 to float
  2. 2 to hover
  3. 3 also written 漂浮
piāo miǎo
  1. 1 faintly discernible
  2. 2 as in a mist
piāo rán
  1. 1 to float in the air
  2. 2 swiftly
  3. 3 nimbly
  4. 4 easy and relaxed
piāo dàng
  1. 1 to drift
  2. 2 to wave
  3. 3 to float on the waves
  4. 4 to flutter in the wind
piāo wǔ
  1. 1 to fly up
  2. 2 to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
piāo luò
  1. 1 to float down
  2. 2 to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
piāo yì
  1. 1 graceful
  2. 2 elegant
  3. 3 to drift
  4. 4 to float

Idioms (5)

四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
风雨飘摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo
  1. 1 tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a situation) unstable
飘忽不定
piāo hū bù dìng
  1. 1 to drift without a resting place (idiom)
  2. 2 roving
  3. 3 errant
  4. 4 vagrant
  5. 5 erratic
鸾飘凤泊
luán piāo fèng bó
  1. 1 lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. bold, graceful calligraphy
  3. 3 married couple separated from each other
  4. 4 talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential

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