滑翔

huáxiáng

verb #15,459

Meanings

1 to glide; to soar (without engine power)

Characters

to slide; to glide

to soar; to circle in the air

Examples

老鹰在天空中滑翔。

Lǎoyīng zài tiānkōng zhōng huáxiáng.

The eagle glided across the sky.

他喜欢玩滑翔伞。

Tā xǐhuan wán huáxiángsǎn.

He likes paragliding.

Tips

usage

Common compounds: 滑翔机 (huáxiángjī, glider), 滑翔伞 (huáxiángsǎn, paraglider), 滑翔翼 (huáxiángyì, hang glider).

Stroke Order

滑 huá

翔 xiáng