翱翔

áoxiáng

verb #16,087

Meanings

1 to soar; to wheel about in the sky

Characters

to soar; to roam

to glide; to circle in the air

Examples

老鹰在天空中翱翔。

Lǎoyīng zài tiānkōng zhōng áoxiáng.

The eagle soars in the sky.

他梦想有一天能在蓝天翱翔。

Tā mèngxiǎng yǒu yī tiān néng zài lántiān áoxiáng.

He dreams of soaring through the blue sky one day.

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Literary and elevated. Used in poetry, formal writing, and motivational contexts. In everyday speech, 飞 (fēi) is more natural for 'to fly.'

Stroke Order

翱 áo

翔 xiáng