Chinese word dictionary

翩然而至

piān rán ér zhì · come trippingly

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Word information

Simplified翩然而至

Traditional翩然而至

Pinyinpiān rán ér zhì

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Character breakdown

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

翩piān

to fly, to flutter

然rán

certainly; naturally; suddenly

而ér

and, and then, and yet; but

至zhì

reach, arrive; very, extremely

How to learn 翩然而至

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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虽然suīrán

although; even though (often used correlatively with 可是[ke3 shi4] or 但是[dan4 shi4] etc)

当然dāngrán

only natural; as it should be; certainly; of course; without doubt

而且érqiě

(not only ...) but also; moreover; in addition; furthermore

然后ránhòu

then; after that; afterwards

突然tūrán

sudden; abrupt; unexpected

大自然dàzìrán

nature (the natural world)