飘逸

飄逸
piāoyì
adjective #20,602

Meanings

  1. 1 graceful
  2. 2 elegant
  3. 3 ethereal
  4. 4 flowing freely (of movement, writing, or style)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tā de wǔzī piāoyì yōuměi, lìngrén zháomí.
Her dance movements are graceful and beautiful, utterly captivating.
HSK 7-9
羲之书法飘逸洒脱举世公认
Wáng Xīzhī de shūfǎ piāoyì sǎtuō, jǔshì gōngrèn.
Wang Xizhi's calligraphy is universally recognized as ethereal and free-spirited.

Tips

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飘逸 is literary and evocative - used to describe flowing robes, graceful calligraphy, elegant bearing, or an otherworldly quality. It often carries a sense of effortlessness and transcendence, as if the subject is lightly floating above the mundane.

Stroke Order

piāo