飘飘
piāo piāo
Pinyin

Definition

飘飘
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piāo piāo
  1. to float about
  2. to flutter (in the breeze)
  3. (dialect) gay guy
  4. (Tw) ghost

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

飘
piāo
  1. 1 to float
飘忽
piāo hū
  1. 1 swiftly moving
  2. 2 fleet
  3. 3 to sway
飘扬
piāo yáng
  1. 1 to wave
  2. 2 to flutter
  3. 3 to fly
飘摇
piāo yáo
  1. 1 floating in the wind
  2. 2 swaying
  3. 3 tottering
  4. 4 unstable
飘散
piāo sàn
  1. 1 to waft (through the air)
  2. 2 to drift
飘浮
piāo fú
  1. 1 to float
  2. 2 to hover
  3. 3 also written 漂浮
飘渺
piāo miǎo
  1. 1 faintly discernible
  2. 2 as in a mist
飘然
piāo rán
  1. 1 to float in the air
  2. 2 swiftly
  3. 3 nimbly
  4. 4 easy and relaxed
飘荡
piāo dàng
  1. 1 to drift
  2. 2 to wave
  3. 3 to float on the waves
  4. 4 to flutter in the wind
飘舞
piāo wǔ
  1. 1 to fly up
  2. 2 to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
飘落
piāo luò
  1. 1 to float down
  2. 2 to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
飘逸
piāo yì
  1. 1 graceful
  2. 2 elegant
  3. 3 to drift
  4. 4 to float
飘零
piāo líng
  1. 1 to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
  2. 2 (fig.) drifting and homeless
飘飘
piāo piāo
  1. 1 to float about
  2. 2 to flutter (in the breeze)
  3. 3 (dialect) gay guy
  4. 4 (Tw) ghost
飘飘然
piāo piāo rán
  1. 1 elated
  2. 2 light and airy feeling (after a few drinks)
  3. 3 smug and conceited
  4. 4 complacent
飘香
piāo xiāng
  1. 1 (of a fragrance) to waft about
  2. 2 (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
发飘
fā piāo
  1. 1 to feel light, as if floating
  2. 2 to feel unstable
轻飘飘
qīng piāo piāo
  1. 1 light as a feather
阿飘
ā piāo
  1. 1 (coll.) ghost (Tw)
风雨飘摇
fēng yǔ piāo yáo
  1. 1 tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. 2 (of a situation) unstable

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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