scattered; sprawling
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesadjective
scattered; dishevelled; sprawling
literaryDescribes things like branches, hair, or cloth that are spread out in a disorderly, unfurled manner. It is a formal, literary term.
Yuán园
zhōng中
gǔ古
mù木
cān参
tiān天
，
zhī枝
yè叶
fēn纷
pī披
。
Ancient trees towered in the garden, their branches and leaves sprawling.
Tā她
de的
yī一
tóu头
cháng长
fà发
fēn纷
pī披
zài在
jiān肩
shàng上
。
Her long hair cascaded dishevelled over her shoulders.
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Qún群
shān山
zài在
chén晨
wù雾
zhōng中
fēn纷
pī披
qǐ起
fú伏
。
The mountains rose and fell in sprawling layers within the morning mist.