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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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