piāo yáng
to wave
to flutter
to fly
piāo fú
to float
to hover
also written 漂浮
piāo hū
swiftly moving
fleet
to sway
piāo dàng
to drift
to wave
to float on the waves
to flutter in the wind
piāo yáo
floating in the wind
swaying
tottering
unstable
piāo yì
graceful
elegant
to drift
to float
piāo rán
to float in the air
swiftly
nimbly
easy and relaxed
piāo luò
to float down
to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
piāo sàn
to waft (through the air)
to drift
piāo miǎo
faintly discernable
as in a mist
piāo líng
to fall and wither (like autumn leaves)
(fig.) drifting and homeless
piāo piāo
to float about
to flutter (in the breeze)
(dialect) gay guy
(Tw) ghost
piāo wǔ
to fly up
to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
fā piāo
to feel light, as if floating
to feel unstable
fēng yǔ piāo yáo
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
(of a situation) unstable
piāo piāo rán
elated
light and airy feeling (after a few drinks)
smug and conceited
complacent
piāo liú
variant of 漂流[piao1 liu2]
piāo sǎ
suave
graceful
fluent and elegant (calligraphy)
piāo chén
floating dust
atmospheric particles
piāo miǎo
variant of 飄渺|飘渺[piao1 miao3]
piāo péng
to float in the wind
by ext., to lead a wandering life
Shào Piāo píng
Shao Piaoping (1884-1926), pioneer of journalism and founder of newspaper Beijing Press 京報|京报, executed in 1926 by warlord Zhang Zuolin 張作霖|张作霖
piāo yáo
variant of 飄搖|飘摇[piao1 yao2]
piāo jǔ
to dance
to float in the wind
yíng fēng piāo wǔ
to whirl about in the wind
sì hǎi piāo líng
drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
qín jiàn piāo líng
floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
luán piāo fèng bó
lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom); fig. exquisite bold calligraphy
fig. marriage breaks up
fig. scholar unsuccessful
piāo hū bù dìng
to drift without a resting place (idiom)
roving
errant
vagrant
erratic
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