翔 (xiáng) — to soar, to glide (used in compounds)

Definition

A bound literary verb meaning 'to soar/glide', almost always used as the second half of a word like 翱翔 (áoxiáng). The examples here show it splitting off a reduplicated verb — a classic 离合词 pattern.

bound form

to soarto glide (used in compounds)

Examples

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Tā xǐ huan zài tiān kōng zhōng fēi xiáng.
He likes to soar in the sky.
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Nà zhī niǎo zài hú miàn shàng huá xiáng.
That bird is gliding over the lake.
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Xióng yīng zài lán tiān zhōng áo xiáng.
The eagle soars in the blue sky.

Appears in

Birds

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