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飘扬 (piāo yáng) — how to say "to flutter" in Chinese
飘扬
To flutter, to wave
verb
Character composition
飘
to drift, to flutter
扬
to raise, to lift up
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
風
Wind
#182 · fēng · 9 strokes
Collocations
飘扬的旗帜
piāo yáng de qí zhì
fluttering flag
迎风飘扬
yíng fēng piāo yáng
flutter in the wind
Examples
五星红旗在天安门广场上高高飘扬。
The Five-Starred Red Flag is flying high over Tiananmen Square.
红旗飘扬
The red flag is fluttering.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say "to flutter" in Chinese?
"to flutter" in Chinese is 飘扬 (piāo yáng).
Piao yang meaning in English
飘扬 (piāo yáng) means "To flutter, to wave".
How is 飘扬 pronounced?
It is pronounced piāo yáng (written as piao yang, piaoyang). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to flutter" in Chinese characters?
It is written 飘扬: 飘 has 15 strokes, 扬 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 飘扬?
飘扬 belongs to the HSK 6 vocabulary list.
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