piāodòng

飘动

Word · VerbTraditional飄動

flutter; drift; wave

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

verb

to flutter; to wave; to drift

Describes light objects moving gently in the air, water, or similar medium, usually due to wind, water currents, or airflow.

Bái白
yún云
zài在
tiān天
kōng空
zhōng中
piāo飘
dòng动
 。

White clouds drift in the sky.

Qí旗
zi子
zài在
fēng风
zhōng中
qīng轻
qīng轻
piāo飘
dòng动
 。

The flag flutters gently in the wind.

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Tā她
de的
cháng长
fà发
suí随
zhe着
wēi微
fēng风
piāo飘
dòng动
 。

Her long hair sways in the breeze.

Shuǐ水
cǎo草
zài在
shuǐ水
liú流
zhōng中
piāo飘
dòng动
 。

Waterweed drifts in the current.

Chuāng窗
lián帘
bèi被
fēng风
chuī吹
dé得
piāo飘
dòng动
qǐ起
lái来
 。

The curtains started to flutter from the wind.