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漂

piāo · piao/piǎo · piao/piào · piao

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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piāo 漂

  1. to float
  2. to drift

piǎo 漂

  1. to bleach

piào 漂

  1. used in 漂亮 (piàoliang)
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A duck on the lake

  1. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)看(kàn)，水(shuǐ)上(shàng)漂(piāo)着(zhe)一(yī)只(zhī)黄(huáng)鸭子(yāzi)！

    Look, a yellow duck is floating on the water!

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？它(tā)怎么(zěnme)不(bù)动(dòng)？

    Is it real? Why isn't it moving?

  3. Dengdeng

    它(tā)漂(piāo)得(de)很(hěn)慢(màn)，可能(kěnéng)是(shì)玩具(wánjù)。

    It floats very slowly. Maybe it's a toy.

  4. Liangliang

    风(fēng)这么(zhème)小(xiǎo)，它(tā)是(shì)从(cóng)哪儿(nǎr)漂(piāo)来(lái)的(de)？

    The wind is so light. Where did it float from?

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)掉(diào)进(jìn)水(shuǐ)里(lǐ)的(de)玩具(wánjù)！

    That's the toy I dropped in the water yesterday!

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2 examples
01

一(yí)片(piàn)树(shù)叶(yè)漂(piāo)在(zài)水(shuǐ)面(miàn)上(shàng)。

A leaf is floating on the water.

02

小(xiǎo)船(chuán)顺(shùn)着(zhe)河(hé)水(shuǐ)慢(màn)慢(màn)漂(piāo)向(xiàng)远(yuǎn)方(fāng)。

The small boat slowly drifted downstream into the distance.

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