Definition
飘忽 is a literary verb (or stative verb) describing movement that is light, swift, and hard to pin down — like drifting clouds, a fleeting shadow, or elusive thoughts. It can mean 'to drift from place to place' in a physical or figurative sense, and also carries the nuance of being unpredictable or elusive. You'll most often see it in written Chinese in phrases like 飘忽不定 (unceasingly drifting).
v.p.
to drift / wander (physically or figuratively)to be light and swift in movementto be elusiveunpredictable
Examples
- 飘忽。Tā de sīxù piāo hū bù dìng.His thoughts drifted without settling.
- 飘忽。Yǐngzi piāo hū yì shǎn jiù bú jiàn le.The shadow flickered swiftly and vanished.
- 飘忽，。Zhège shuōfǎ bǐjiào piāo hū, bù róngyì lǐjiě.This explanation is rather elusive and not easy to understand.
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