飘摇
piāo yáo
Pinyin

Definition

飘摇
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piāo yáo
  1. floating in the wind
  2. swaying
  3. tottering
  4. unstable

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

摇
Yáo
  1. 1 surname Yao
摇摆
yáo bǎi
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to wobble
  3. 3 to waver
摇滚
yáo gǔn
  1. 1 rock 'n' roll (music)
  2. 2 to rock
  3. 3 to fall off
飘
piāo
  1. 1 to float
动摇
dòng yáo
  1. 1 to sway
  2. 2 to waver
  3. 3 to rock
  4. 4 to rattle
  5. 5 to destabilize
  6. 6 to pose a challenge to
大摇大摆
dà yáo dà bǎi
  1. 1 to strut
  2. 2 swaggering
招摇
zhāo yáo
  1. 1 to act ostentatiously
  2. 2 to brag
  3. 3 to show off
摇动
yáo dòng
  1. 1 to shake
  2. 2 to sway
摇摆不定
yáo bǎi bù dìng
  1. 1 indecisive
  2. 2 wavering
摇晃
yáo huàng
  1. 1 to rock
  2. 2 to shake
  3. 3 to sway
摇曳
yáo yè
  1. 1 to sway gently (as in the wind)
  2. 2 (of a flame) to flicker
摇椅
yáo yǐ
  1. 1 rocking chair
摇滚乐
yáo gǔn yuè
  1. 1 rock music
  2. 2 rock 'n roll
摇奖
yáo jiǎng
  1. 1 to draw the winning ticket (in a lottery)
摇篮
yáo lán
  1. 1 cradle
摇号
yáo hào
  1. 1 lottery
摇身
yáo shēn
  1. 1 lit. to shake one's body
  2. 2 refers to abrupt transformation
  3. 3 same as 搖身一變|摇身一变
摇身一变
yáo shēn yī biàn
  1. 1 to change shape in a single shake
  2. 2 fig. to take on a new lease of life
摇头
yáo tóu
  1. 1 to shake one's head
轻飘飘
qīng piāo piāo
  1. 1 light as a feather

Idioms (12)

四海飘零
sì hǎi piāo líng
  1. 1 drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
地动山摇
dì dòng shān yáo
  1. 1 the earth quaked, the mountains shook (idiom); a tremendous battle
天摇地转
tiān yáo dì zhuǎn
  1. 1 lit. the sky shakes and the ground revolves
  2. 2 momentous changes are underway (idiom)
招摇过市
zhāo yáo guò shì
  1. 1 to parade oneself ostentatiously about town (idiom)
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
  1. 1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
  2. 2 to give support to
摇钱树
yáo qián shù
  1. 1 a legendary tree that sheds coins when shaken
  2. 2 a source of easy money (idiom)
摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi
  1. 1 to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)
  2. 2 to be well pleased with oneself
  3. 3 to have a lighthearted air
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
风雨漂摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo
  1. 1 tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a situation) unstable
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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