drift and scatter; disperse
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to drift and disperse in the air; to scatter
Used for smoke, fog, mist, or dust dispersing in the air.
Yī一
tuán团
nóng浓
yān烟
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
fēi飞
sàn散
zhe着
，
yóu由
hēi黑
sè色
jiàn渐
jiàn渐
biàn变
chéng成
huī灰
bái白
。
A mass of thick smoke drifted and dispersed in the air, gradually changing from black to grayish-white.
Chén晨
wù雾
fēi飞
sàn散
，
tài太
yáng阳
chū出
lái来
le了
。
The morning mist dispersed, and the sun came out.
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Bào爆
zhà炸
hòu后
de的
fěn粉
chén尘
xiàng向
sì四
zhōu周
fēi飞
sàn散
。
The dust from the explosion scattered in all directions.
verb
to fly away and scatter; to disperse
Used for birds or flying insects scattering in flight when startled.
Má麻
què雀
tīng听
dào到
qiāng枪
shēng声
jīng惊
huāng慌
de地
fēi飞
sàn散
le了
。
The sparrows flew away in panic when they heard the gunshot.
Yī一
qún群
gē鸽
zi子
shòu受
dào到
jīng惊
xià吓
，
xiàng向
sì四
miàn面
bā八
fāng方
fēi飞
sàn散
kāi开
lái来
。
A flock of pigeons was startled and scattered in all directions.
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Qiāng枪
shēng声
yī一
xiǎng响
，
lín林
zhōng中
de的
niǎo鸟
ér儿
fēn纷
fēn纷
fēi飞
sàn散
。
As soon as the gunshot rang out, the birds in the forest scattered one after another.