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飘飘欲仙 (piāo piāo yù xiān): To feel as if floating in the air (idiom (chengyu)) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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飘 • piāo • wave to and fro; float; flutter • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
piāo飘

wave to and fro; float; flutter

飘 • piāo • wave to and fro; float; flutter • HSK 2.0 L5
HSK 5
piāo飘

wave to and fro; float; flutter

欲 • yù • to desire, to wish, to want
yù欲

to desire, to wish, to want

仙 • xiān • immortal, transcendent being, celestial being
xiān仙

immortal, transcendent being, celestial being

Word Info

Pinyinpiāo piāo yù xiān
Meaningto feel as if floating in the air; extremely happy or light
Characters4
Syntaxidiom (chengyu)
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Example Sentences with 飘飘欲仙

Hē喝
le了
zhè这
bēi杯
chá茶
，
tā他
gǎn感
jué觉
piāo飘
piāo飘
yù欲
xiān仙
。
After drinking this cup of tea, he felt as if floating in the air.
Zhàn站
zài在
shān山
dǐng顶
kàn看
yún云
hǎi海
，
zhēn真
yǒu有
yī一
zhǒng种
piāo飘
piāo飘
yù欲
xiān仙
de的
gǎn感
jué觉
。
Standing on the mountaintop watching the sea of clouds, one truly feels like a celestial being.

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 飘飘欲仙.

Words with 飘
  • 飘扬piāo yángwave; flutter; fly
  • 飘浮piāo fúfloat
  • 飘荡piāo dàngdrift; float
  • 飘逸piāo yìgraceful and flowing
  • 轻飘飘qīng piāo piāolight as a feather, floating; frivolous
  • 飘飘然piāo piāo ránfeeling light or smug; complacent
Words with 欲
  • 欲望yù wàngdesire; wish
  • 食欲shí yùappetite
  • 摇摇欲坠yáo yáo yù zhuìon the verge of collapse / tottering
  • 随心所欲suí xīn suǒ yùDo as one pleases / Follow one's heart's desire
Words with 仙
  • 神仙shén xiānsupernatural being; immortal
  • 仙女xiān nǚFairy
  • 仙鹤xiān hèCrane
  • 仙境xiān jìngfairyland; wonderland
性欲xìng yùsexual desire, libido
  • 情欲qíng yùsexual desire; passion
  • 禁欲jìn yùasceticism; abstinence
  • 肉欲ròu yùcarnal desire, lust
    • 仙子
    xiān zǐ
    fairy; celestial maiden
  • 仙人掌xiān rén zhǎngcactus
  • 水仙花shuǐ xiān huānarcissus; daffodil
  • 莆仙戏púxiān xìPuxian opera (local opera from Putian)