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漂移

piāoyí
verb #15,037

Meanings

  1. 1 to drift

Characters

漂
piāo
to float; to drift
移
yí
to move; to shift

Examples

大陆板块在缓慢地漂移。
Dàlù bǎnkuài zài huǎnmàn de piāoyí.
Continental plates are slowly drifting.
赛车手在弯道上做了一个漂亮的漂移。
Sàichēshǒu zài wāndào shàng zuò le yī gè piàoliang de piāoyí.
The racing driver executed a beautiful drift on the curve.

Tips

usage
Used both in scientific contexts (continental drift = 大陆漂移) and in car culture (drifting). The car-drifting sense became popular in China after the 'Fast and Furious' franchise.

Stroke Order

漂 piào
移 yí

Related Words

漂浮 piāofú #10,519
to float / to hover / to drift
漂亮 piàoliang HSK 2 #323
pretty / beautiful
漂流 piāoliú #13,087
to float on the current / to drift / rafting
漂 piào HSK 7 #9,046
pretty; beautiful; handsome
移植 yízhí HSK 7 #4,013
to transplant / to graft / to port (software)
移民 yímín HSK 4 #3,918
immigrant / emigrant / to immigrate
移 yí HSK 4 #2,583
to move / to shift / to change position
转移 zhuǎnyí HSK 4 #2,262
to shift; to transfer / to relocate; to move / to divert (attention)
移动 yídòng HSK 4 #2,050
to move / to shift / mobile
漂泊 piāobó #19,034
to drift / to wander / to lead a rootless existence
漂移 piāoyí
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