piāo
漂儿
float; drift; wander
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to float; to drift
Describes objects on water or air (e.g., clouds).
Shù树
yè叶
piāo漂
zài在
shuǐ水
miàn面
shàng上
。
Leaves are floating on the water's surface.
Xiǎo小
chuán船
suí随
zhe着
hé河
shuǐ水
piāo漂
liú流
。
The boat drifts with the river.
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Tiān天
shàng上
piāo漂
zhe着
jǐ几
duǒ朵
bái白
yún云
。
A few white clouds are floating in the sky.
verb
to wander aimlessly; to drift through life
literaryUsed metaphorically for a rootless, unstable life.
Tā他
zài在
wài外
piāo漂
bó泊
le了
shí十
jǐ几
nián年
。
He has been drifting/wandering abroad for over a decade.
Piāo漂
bó泊
yì异
xiāng乡
de的
shēng生
huó活
hěn很
xīn辛
kǔ苦
。
Life drifting in a foreign land is very hard.