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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