drift; float and move
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to drift; to float and move
Describes objects like boats, leaves, or ice moving on the surface of water. A neutral, descriptive term.
Xiǎo小
chuán船
zài在
hú湖
miàn面
shàng上
suí随
fēng风
piāo漂
yí移
。
The small boat drifted on the lake with the wind.
Hǎi海
miàn面
shàng上
piāo漂
yí移
zhe着
yī一
xiē些
lā垃
jī圾
。
Some trash was drifting on the sea surface.
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Bīng冰
shān山
zhèng正
zài在
huǎn缓
màn慢
de地
xiàng向
nán南
piāo漂
yí移
。
The iceberg is slowly drifting southward.
verb
to drift (in motorsports); to powerslide
informalA specialized term from motorsports (e.g., drifting). Commonly used in modern contexts.
Nà那
wèi位
sài赛
chē车
shǒu手
piāo漂
yí移
guò过
wān弯
de的
jì技
shù术
fēi非
cháng常
gāo高
chāo超
。
That race car driver's drifting technique when cornering is extremely superb.
Diàn电
yǐng影
lǐ里
de的
zhuī追
chē车
chǎng场
jǐng景
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
piāo漂
yí移
jìng镜
tóu头
。
The car chase scene in the movie is full of drifting shots.