Chinese word dictionary

漂走

piāo zǒu · to float away; to drift; to be swept off

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Word information

Simplified漂走

Traditional漂走

Pinyinpiāo zǒu

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

漂piào

to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach

走zǒu

to walk, to run, to flee

How to learn 漂走

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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漂亮piàoliang

pretty; beautiful

走zǒu

to walk; to go; to run; to move (of vehicle); to visit; to leave; to go away; to die (euph.); from; through; away (in compound verbs, such as 撤走[che4 zou3]); to change (shape, form, meaning)

走路zǒulù

to walk; to go on foot; to leave; to depart; (informal) to clear off; to beat it; (of sb who gets fired or resigns) to leave the job; to get out

行走xíngzǒu

to walk

漂piāo

to float; to drift

走廊zǒuláng

corridor; aisle; hallway; passageway; veranda