float gently; drift; wander
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to float or drift gently and slowly
literaryOften used to describe light objects like clouds, smoke, dust, or leaves moving in the air. Carries a poetic or descriptive tone.
Jǐ几
piàn片
luò落
yè叶
zài在
qiū秋
fēng风
zhōng中
piāo飘
yóu游
。
A few fallen leaves drift gently in the autumn wind.
Chén晨
wù雾
zài在
shān山
gǔ谷
jiān间
piāo飘
yóu游
，
wǎn宛
rú如
xiān仙
jìng境
。
The morning mist floats gently through the mountain valley, like a fairyland.
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Pú蒲
gōng公
yīng英
de的
zhǒng种
zi子
suí随
fēng风
piāo飘
yóu游
，
xún寻
zhǎo找
xīn新
de的
jiā家
yuán园
。
Dandelion seeds float with the wind, searching for a new home.
verb
to wander; to drift; to lead a wandering life
literaryUsed metaphorically for people living a nomadic, rootless, or unsettled life. Often conveys a sense of loneliness or lack of direction.
Tā他
lí离
kāi开
jiā家
xiāng乡
，
zài在
yì异
guó国
tā他
xiāng乡
piāo飘
yóu游
le了
shí十
nián年
。
He left his hometown and wandered in foreign lands for ten years.
Zhè这
wèi位
huà画
jiā家
yī一
shēng生
piāo飘
yóu游
，
zuò作
pǐn品
lǐ里
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
lǚ旅
tú途
de的
yìn印
jì记
。
This painter wandered all his life, and his works are filled with traces of his journeys.
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Tā他
de的
líng灵
hún魂
fǎng仿
fú佛
hái还
zài在
shì世
jiān间
piāo飘
yóu游
，
wú无
fǎ法
ān安
xī息
。
His soul seems to still be drifting in this world, unable to rest.