轻飘飘 (qīng piāo piāo) — light and buoyant, floating; (figuratively) light-headed, carefree, or frivolous
Definition
A vivid reduplication for 'light and buoyant' — physically (feathers, clouds) or figuratively ('carefree' or, with a negative edge, 'flippant, frivolous' in tone or speech).
bound form
light and buoyantfloating(figuratively) light-headedcarefreeor frivolous
Examples
- 轻飘飘。Zhè piàn yǔ máo qīng piāo piāo dì piāo zài kōng zhōng.This feather floats lightly in the air.
- ，轻飘飘。Hē le jǐ bēi jiǔ hòu, tā gǎn jué zhěng gè rén dōu qīng piāo piāo de.After a few drinks, he felt light-headed all over.
- 轻飘飘，。Tā shuō huà zǒng shì qīng piāo piāo de, ràng rén bú tài fàng xīn.She always speaks in a frivolous way, which makes people uneasy.
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