Meaning
to float; to drift; to bleach; elegant; polished
Chinese: 漂浮，也表示漂洗。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “piao” becomes a different word in each tone. 漂 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 漂亮piào liangpretty; beautiful
- 漂浮piāo fúto float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove
- 长漂cháng piāorafting on the Yangtze River
- 漂走piāo zǒuto float away; to drift; to be swept off
- 漂白piǎo báito bleach; to whiten
Example Sentence
这条裙子真漂亮。Zhè tiáo qún zi zhēn piào liang.This dress is really pretty.
这Zhèthis条tiáostrip裙子qún ziskirt真zhēnreally漂亮piào liangpretty。