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áo xiáng

翱 翔

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v.hover
- xióng yīng zhèng zài gāo kōng zhōng áo xiáng
  雄鹰正在高空中翱翔。
  Eagles is hovering high in the sky.
- yī míng áo xiáng cháng kōng de nǚ fēi xíng yuán
  一名翱翔长空的女飞行员
  a women pilots soaring in the sky
- zài tiān kōng zhōng áo xiáng
  在天空中翱翔
  soar into the sky
synonym
fēi xiáng飞翔 huí xiáng回翔
2
v.soar
- áo xiáng qǐ fēi
  翱翔起飞
  soaring flight
synonym
áo yóu遨游 huí xiáng回翔

Word usage

Note
"翱翔" is different from "飞翔". "翱翔" means "fly freely at high altitudes". It is mostly used for larger birds and in literary language; "飞翔" is used for general bird's flight and can be used widely.

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