浮想联翩

浮想聯翩

fúxiǎng-liánpiān

idiom #44,918

Meanings

HSK 3

看着老照片，她浮想联翩。

Kàn zhe lǎo zhàopiàn, tā fúxiǎngliánpiān.

Looking at the old photos, her mind filled with floating memories.

HSK 3

这段音乐让人浮想联翩。

Zhè duàn yīnyuè ràng rén fúxiǎngliánpiān.

This music makes your thoughts drift and multiply.

memory

浮 (floating) + 想 (thoughts) + 联翩 (flapping wings in succession) - thoughts coming one after another like birds taking flight. Picture a flock rising.

usage

Usually triggered by art, music, old photos, scenery, or nostalgia. Implies pleasant, non-focused reverie - not anxious racing thoughts.

浮 fú

想 xiǎng

联 lián

翩 piān