飚 (biāo) — variant of 飆|飙
Definition
Bound form used as a verbal intensifier meaning 'to blast, speed, or soar' (飚车 'speed', 飚升 'soar'). The standard modern form is 飙.
bound form
variant of 飆|飙
Easily confused
- 标biāosound-aliketo mark, to label, to indicate
- 飙biāosound-alike(literary) strong wind; gale
- 镖biāosound-alikedart-like weapon, typically used in Chinese martial arts
- 勺biāosound-alike(classifier) centiliter (unit of volume), abbreviated from 公勺
- 彪biāosound-alikeyoung tiger (literary, written)
- 镳biāosound-alike(bound form) bridle bit
Examples
- 飚。Tā xǐ huan zài bàn yè biāo chē.He likes to race cars in the middle of the night.
- 飚。Yóu jià yòu kāi shǐ biāo shēng le.Oil prices have started soaring again.
- 飚。Nà zhèn biāo fēng chuī dé shù zhī luàn huàng.That gust of strong wind made the branches sway wildly.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.