piāo

飘泊

Word · VerbTraditional漂

float; drift

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Meanings

3 senses · 5 examples
1.

verb

to float; to drift

通常指物体在水面或空中随风、水流移动。

Shù树
yè叶
zài在
hé河
miàn面
shàng上
piāo漂
zhe着
 。

Leaves are floating on the river.

Xiǎo小
chuán船
zài在
shuǐ水
shàng上
piāo漂
lái来
piāo漂
qù去
 。

The little boat drifts back and forth on the water.

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Tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
piāo漂
zhe着
jǐ几
duǒ朵
bái白
yún云
 。

A few white clouds are drifting in the sky.

2.

verb

to bleach; to rinse

用于洗衣或漂白工艺。

Zhè这
jiàn件
bái白
chèn衬
shān衫
xū需
yào要
piǎo漂
yī一
xià下
 。

This white shirt needs to be bleached.

3.

verb

to float; to be unsettled

literary

常与“泊”连用为“漂泊”,表示流离不定。

Tā他
nián年
qīng轻
shí时
zài在
wài外
piāo漂
bó泊
le了
shí十
nián年
 。

He drifted around outside for ten years when he was young.