Definition & Meaning

1.(of flowers, leaves, etc.) whirl and scatter; fade and fall

2.adrift; wander; be homeless; be unfortunate; lack stability

Word usage

Words with piao ling

piāo líng

飘 零

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1
v.(of flowers, leaves, etc.) whirl and scatter; fade and fall
- suì le xīn de rén néng zài rén shì piāo líng duō jiǔ
  碎了心的人，能在人世飘零多久？
  Broken hearts of people, how long wandering in the world?
synonym
piāo yáng飘扬 piāo dàng飘荡 piāo wǔ飘舞
2
v.adrift; wander; be homeless; be unfortunate; lack stability
- piāo líng yī shēn
  飘零一身
  a solitary wanderer
- piāo líng yì xiāng
  飘零异乡
  roam on a foreign land
- dàn shì wǒ ài tā ài tā piāo líng de shēn chén de měi
  但是我爱它，爱它飘零的，深沉的美。
  But I love it, love it wandering and deep beauty.
synonym
piāo dàng漂荡

Word usage

Note
"飘零" cannot be written as "漂零".
Reduplication
"飘零" can be reduplicated, for example: "飘飘零零 ".
- 花瓣飘飘零零地落下来。
  Petals are whirling down.

Chinese words with pinyin piao ling

piào lìng嘌呤purine

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