飄搖

飘摇
piāoyáo
  1. floating in the wind
  2. swaying
  3. tottering
  4. unstable

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to be unstable or turbulent
  2. to be unstable or turbulent
  3. to sway in the wind; to shake; to totter; to float in the wind

Wiktionary

  1. 隨風飄動。如：「陣陣清風拂來，柳條兒輕輕飄搖，煞是好看。」也作「飄颻」。
  2. 凌風飛翔。《戰國策．楚策四》：「奮其六翮而凌清風，飄搖乎高翔。」也作「飄颻」。
  3. 動盪不安。如：「國家正處在風雨飄搖中，全民當團結一致，同舟共濟。」也作「漂搖」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 飄 piāo
  1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft
  2. complacent; frivolous
  3. weak; shaky; wobbly
2 搖 yáo
  1. to shake
  2. to rock
  3. to row
  4. to crank

Containing this entry

風雨飄搖 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
漂搖 piāoyáo
  1. swaying
  2. tottering
  3. unstable
顫巍巍 chànwēiwēi
  1. trembling
  2. swaying
  3. flickering
  4. tottering
  5. faltering
搖搖欲墜 yáoyáoyùzhuì
  1. tottering
  2. on the verge of collapse
臲 niè
  1. tottering
  2. unsteady
不穩 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

反覆無常 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

風雨漂搖 fēngyǔpiāoyáo
  1. tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. (of a situation) unstable
風雨飄搖 fēngyǔpiāoyáo
  1. tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
  2. (of a situation) unstable
婀 ē
  1. graceful
  2. willowy
  3. unstable
反覆 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