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Hanzi

飄 / 飘

Traditional
飄
Simplified
飘

to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft/complacent; frivolous/weak; shaky; wobbly

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 7

Pinyin

piāo

Bopomofo

ㄆㄧㄠ

Jyutping

piu1

Example sentences

飄 / 飘 piāo
白雲在藍天上飄。
白云在蓝天上飘。

White clouds float in the blue sky.

藍天 / 蓝天 lántiān
藍天上飄著白雲。
蓝天上飘著白云。

White clouds float in the blue sky.

飄揚 / 飘扬 piāoyáng
國旗在廣場上迎風飄揚。
国旗在广场上迎风飘扬。

The national flag flutters in the wind on the square.

旗幟 / 旗帜 qízhì
廣場上飄揚著各國的旗幟。
广场上飘扬著各国的旗帜。

The flags of various countries are flying in the square.

飄浮 / 飘浮 piāofú
氣球飄浮在屋頂上方，孩子們抬頭追著它看。
气球飘浮在屋顶上方，孩子们抬头追著它看。

The balloon floated above the roof while the children looked up and followed it with their eyes.

Example Vocabulary

飄

piao1

to float; to flutter

飄忽

piao1'hu1

飄揚

piao1'yang2

to flutter; to fly (in the wind)

飄搖

piao1'yao2

飄散

piao1'san4

飄浮

piao1'fu2

to float; to drift in the air

發飄

fa1'piao1

輕飄飄

qing1'piao1'piao1

風雨飄搖

feng1'yu3'piao1'yao2

飄動

piao1'dong4

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