piāoyí

飘移

Word · VerbTraditional漂移

drift; car drift

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to drift; to be carried by the wind

Used for objects or substances moving through the air without their own power, often in a slow, floating manner.

Pú蒲
gōng公
yīng英
de的
zhǒng种
zi子
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
suí随
fēng风
piāo漂
yí移
 。

Dandelion seeds drift in the air with the wind.

Jiàng降
luò落
sǎn伞
xiàng向
zhe着
mù目
biāo标
fāng方
xiàng向
piāo漂
yí移
 。

The parachute drifted towards the target direction.

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Zǎo早
chén晨
de的
wù雾
qì气
zài在
shān山
gǔ谷
jiān间
huǎn缓
màn慢
piāo漂
yí移
 。

The morning fog drifts slowly through the valley.

Qì气
qiú球
cóng从
hái孩
zi子
shǒu手
zhōng中
sōng松
kāi开
 ,
xiàng向
yuǎn远
fāng方
piāo漂
yí移
 。

The balloon slipped from the child's hand and drifted into the distance.