gracefully; lightly; trippingly
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
light and graceful; trippingly; describing a swift and elegant movement
literaryA literary or classical term used to describe movement, especially of birds, butterflies, dancers, or arrivals that are light and graceful. Often used in written Chinese.
Hú蝴
dié蝶
zài在
huā花
cóng丛
zhōng中
piān翩
rán然
fēi飞
wǔ舞
。
Butterflies fluttered gracefully among the flowers.
Tā她
xiàng像
yī一
zhǐ只
tiān天
é鹅
，
piān翩
rán然
ér而
zhì至
。
She arrived as gracefully as a swan.
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Xuě雪
huā花
cóng从
kōng空
zhōng中
piān翩
rán然
luò落
xià下
。
Snowflakes fell lightly from the sky.
Nà那
wèi位
wǔ舞
zhě者
de的
dòng动
zuò作
piān翩
rán然
ruò若
xiān仙
。
The dancer's movements were as graceful as a celestial being's.