piāo yáo
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  • 1

    v.drift about/waver/sway in the wind; drift about (in the wind); sway; shake; totter

    • chuī yān piāo yáo shàng shēng

      炊烟飘摇上升

      Smoke was curling upward from kitchen chimneys.

  • 2

    adj.metaturbulent

    • piāo yáo bù dìng de zhèng fǔ

      飘摇政府

      beleaguered government

    • fēng yǔ piāo yáo de dòng dàng nián dài

      风雨飘摇动荡年代

      turbulent age

Word usage

  • Note
    "飘摇" cannot be written as "飘飖".
  • "飘摇" can be reduplicated, for example: "飘飘摇摇".
    • 羽毛地上

      The feather wavered to the floor.