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飘

piāo · piao

Traditional 飄 / 飃

HSK 7–9Old HSK 5

Meaning

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piāo 飄

  1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft
  2. complacent; frivolous
  3. weak; shaky; wobbly

piāo 飃

  1. variant of 飄 / 飘 (piāo)
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The kite in the sky

  1. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，那个(nàge)风筝(fēngzheng)在(zài)天上(tiānshàng)飘(piāo)！

    Look, that kite is floating in the sky!

  2. Dengdeng

    它(tā)飘(piāo)得(de)好(hǎo)慢(màn)，好像(hǎoxiàng)没有(méiyǒu)线(xiàn)。

    It floats so slowly. It seems to have no string.

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……那(nà)是(shì)一(yī)个(gè)塑料袋(sùliàodài)。

    Let me see... that is a plastic bag.

  4. Dengdeng

    袋子(dàizi)也(yě)能(néng)这样(zhèyàng)飘(piāo)吗(ma)？

    Can bags float like this too?

  5. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)风(fēng)大(dà)，什么(shénme)都(dōu)能(néng)飘(piāo)起来(qǐlai)。

    The wind is strong today, so anything can float up.

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2 examples
01

一(yì)朵(duǒ)白(bái)云(yún)在(zài)蓝(lán)天(tiān)上(shàng)飘(piāo)。

A white cloud floats in the blue sky.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by witbrock · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

一(yí)阵(zhèn)风(fēng)吹(chuī)来(lái)，树(shù)叶(yè)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)飘(piāo)落(luò)到(dào)地(dì)上(shang)。

A gust of wind blew, and the leaves gently drifted down to the ground.

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