飘忽 (piāo hū) — to drift / wander (physically or figuratively); to be light and swift in movement; to be elusive, unpredictable
Definition
Literary verb: movement or feeling that floats, darts, and cannot be pinned down — covers drifting, swift flickering, and being hard to grasp (e.g. thoughts, shadows, explanations).
verb
to drift / wander (physically or figuratively)to be light and swift in movementto be elusiveunpredictable
Examples
- 飘忽。Tā de sī xù piāo hū bú dìng.His thoughts drifted without settling.
- 飘忽。Yǐng zi piāo hū yì shǎn jiù bú jiàn le.The shadow flickered swiftly and vanished.
- 飘忽，。Zhè ge shuō fǎ bǐ jiào piāo hū, bù róng yì lǐ jiě.This explanation is rather elusive and not easy to understand.
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