Chinese word dictionary

飘舞

piāo wǔ · to fly up; to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)

Practice word

Word information

Simplified飘舞

Traditional飄舞

Pinyinpiāo wǔ

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

飘piāo

to drift, to float, to flutter

舞wǔ

to dance; to brandish

How to learn 飘舞

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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跳舞tiàowǔ

to dance

舞蹈wǔdǎo

dance (performance art); dancing

舞台wǔtái

(lit. and fig.) stage; arena

鼓舞gǔwǔ

to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)

飘piāo

to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly; variant of 飄|飘[piao1]

歌舞gēwǔ

singing and dancing