漂摇

漂搖
piāoyáo
  1. swaying
  2. tottering
  3. unstable

CEDICT

动盪不安、不稳定。也作「飘摇」。

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Entry Composition

1 漂 piāo
  1. to float
  2. to drift
2 摇 yáo
  1. to shake
  2. to rock
  3. to row
  4. to crank

Containing this entry

风雨漂摇 fēngyǔpiāoyáo
  1. tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. (of a situation) unstable

Related entries

晃晃悠悠 huànghuangyōuyōu
  1. swaying
  2. wobbling
颤巍巍 chànwēiwēi
  1. trembling
  2. swaying
  3. flickering
  4. tottering
  5. faltering
飘摇 piāoyáo
  1. floating in the wind
  2. swaying
  3. tottering
  4. unstable
摇摇欲坠 yáoyáoyùzhuì
  1. tottering
  2. on the verge of collapse
臲 niè
  1. tottering
  2. unsteady
不稳 bùwěn
  1. unstable
  2. unsteady
人們的感情生活越來越不穩定。

People's emotional lives are becoming more and more unstable.

Source: Tatoeba

反复无常 fǎnfùwúcháng
  1. unstable
  2. erratic
  3. changeable
  4. fickle
不安 bùān
  1. unpeaceful
  2. unstable
  3. uneasy
  4. disturbed
  5. restless
  6. worried
你爲什麼不安靜？

Why don't you be quiet?

Source: Tatoeba

风雨漂摇 fēngyǔpiāoyáo
  1. tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. (of a situation) unstable
风雨飘摇 fēngyǔpiāoyáo
  1. tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. (of a situation) unstable
婀 ē
  1. graceful
  2. willowy
  3. unstable
反复 fǎnfù
  1. repeatedly
  2. over and over
  3. to upend
  4. unstable
  5. to come and go
  6. (of an illness) to return
他在心里反复思量这件事。

He turned over the matter in his mind.

Source: Tatoeba

浮 fú
  1. to float
  2. superficial
  3. floating
  4. unstable
  5. movable
  6. provisional
  7. temporary
  8. transient
  9. impetuous
  10. hollow
  11. inflated
  12. to exceed
  13. superfluous
  14. excessive
  15. surplus
花瓣浮在水面上。

The petals are floating on the water.

Source: Tatoeba