Definition
飘飘 is a literary reduplicated adverb meaning 'lightly, as if floating or drifting.' It describes the graceful, airy motion of objects through the air (leaves, flags, hair) or a lightheaded, unsteady feeling from alcohol or dizziness. Use it with the adverbial marker 地 before verbs of motion, or less formally as a predicate (飘飘的). In classical and modern literary Chinese, it can also imply a carefree or wandering state.
adv.
lightlyas if floating or drifting (describing movement through air)in a dazed or unsteady manner (from alcohol, dizziness, etc.)
Examples
- ，飘飘。Qiūfēng yì chuī, shùyè jiù piāo piāo de luò xiàlái.When the autumn wind blows, the leaves fall lightly.
- ，飘飘。Tā de qúnzi bèi fēng yì chuī, piāo piāo de piāo le qǐlái.Her skirt, blown by the wind, fluttered lightly upward.
- ，飘飘，。Hē le diǎn jiǔ, tā zǒulù piāo piāo de, hǎoxiàng zhàn bù wěn.After drinking a bit, he walked unsteadily, as if he couldn't stand firm.
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