飘
piāo
to float; light, airy
Character
Example phrases
- 秋天一到，树叶就会从街头慢慢飘落。 Qiūtiān yí dào, shùyè jiù huì cóng jiētóu mànmàn piāo luò. As soon as autumn arrives, leaves slowly drift down from the street trees.
- 窗外飘着小雪，屋里却很暖和。 Chuāng wài piāo zhe xiǎoxuě, wū lǐ què hěn nuǎnhuo. Light snow is drifting outside the window, but it is warm inside.
- 孩子一松手，气球就慢慢飘上了天空。 Háizi yì sōngshǒu, qìqiú jiù mànmàn piāo shàng le tiānkōng. As soon as the child let go, the balloon slowly floated up into the sky.
Related words
- 飘浮 piāofú to float in the air; to hover
- 飘扬 piāoyáng to flutter; to fly in the wind
- 滑行 huáxíng to glide, to slide
- 漂 piāo to drift
- 落地 luòdì to land
- 浮 fú to float
- 碰撞 pèngzhuàng to collide
- 放飞 fàngfēi to fly freely
- 扑 pū to pounce on
- 露 lù to expose, to reveal
- 捕 bǔ to catch, to capture
- 露 lòu to expose, to reveal