飞舞 (fēi wǔ) — to dance or flutter in the air

Definition

A vivid verb for things that 'dance or flutter in the air' — butterflies, snow, leaves, flags caught by wind. Poetic register, more literary than the plain verb 飞.

verb

to dance or flutter in the air

Examples

飞舞。
Hú dié zài huā cóng zhōng fēi wǔ.
Butterflies danced among the flowers.
飞舞，。
Xuě huā zài kōng zhōng fēi wǔ, xiàng bái sè de jīng líng.
Snowflakes fluttered in the air like white spirits.
飞舞。
Guó qí zài fēng zhōng gāo gāo fēi wǔ.
The national flag flew high in the wind.

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