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

HSK 6

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.

HSK 7-9

老鹰在天空中翱翔。

Lǎoyīng zài tiānkōng zhōng áoxiáng.

The eagle soars in the sky.

Tips

register

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