流 liú to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade syn 便宜 pián yi cheap / inexpensive / a petty advantage / to let sb off lightly syn 轻轻 輕輕 qīng qīng lightly / softly syn 流浪 liú làng to drift about / to wander / to roam / nomadic / homeless / unsettled (e.g. population) / vagrant syn 疏远 疏遠 shū yuǎn to drift apart / to become estranged / to alienate / estrangement syn 磨蹭 mó ceng to rub lightly / to move slowly / to dawdle / to dillydally / to pester / to nag syn 漂浮 piāo fú to float / to hover / to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life) / to rove / showy / superficial syn 漂流 piāo liú to float on the current / to drift along or about / rafting syn 惊醒 驚醒 jīng xǐng to rouse / to be woken by sth / to wake with a start / to sleep lightly 漂移 piāo yí to drift syn 翩翩起舞 piān piān qǐ wǔ (to start) dancing lightly and gracefully syn 漂泊 piāo bó (of a boat) to float / to drift / to lie at anchor / (fig.) to roam / to lead a wandering existence syn 流入 liú rù to flow into / to drift into / influx / inflow syn 飘逸 飄逸 piāo yì graceful / elegant / to drift / to float syn 轻伤 輕傷 qīng shāng lightly wounded / minor injuries 掉以轻心 掉以輕心 diào yǐ qīng xīn to treat sth lightly / to lower one's guard syn 飘荡 飄盪 piāo dàng to drift / to wave / to float on the waves / to flutter in the wind syn 游离 遊離 yóu lí to disassociate / to drift away / to leave (a collective) / free (component) 浮动 浮動 fú dòng to float and drift / unstable syn 随波逐流 隨波逐流 suí bō zhú liú to drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly syn 看轻 看輕 kàn qīng to belittle / to scorn / to take sth lightly syn 放任自流 fàng rèn zì liú to let sb do whatever they want / to indulge / to give free reins to / to let things slide / to drift aimlessly / laissez-faire syn 翩翩 piān piān elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly syn 飘动 飄動 piāo dòng to float / to drift syn 飘散 飄散 piāo sàn to waft (through the air) / to drift syn 浮游 浮遊 fú yóu to float / to drift / to wander / variant of 蜉蝣[fu2 you2] syn 蜻蜓点水 蜻蜓點水 qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ lit. the dragonfly touches the water lightly / superficial contact (idiom) syn 颠沛流离 顛沛流離 diān pèi liú lí homeless and miserable (idiom) / to wander about in a desperate plight / to drift syn 浮沉 fú chén ups and downs (of life etc) / to drift along / to sink and emerge syn 扒拉 bā lā to push lightly / to flick to one side / to get rid of syn 轻抚 輕撫 qīng fǔ to stroke lightly / to caress 点水 點水 diǎn shuǐ to skim / lightly touching the water (as the dragonfly in the idiom 蜻蜓點水|蜻蜓点水) / skin-deep 随波 隨波 suí bō to drift with the waves 苟且偷生 gǒu qiě tōu shēng to drift and live without purpose (idiom) / to drag out an ignoble existence syn 煎炒 jiān chǎo to lightly fry 滑移 huá yí to slip / to drift 流网 流網 liú wǎng drift net (fishing) 混 hùn to mix / to mingle / muddled / to drift along / to muddle along / to pass for / to get along with sb / thoughtless / reckless syn 抵 dǐ to press against / to support / to prop up / to resist / to equal / to balance / to make up for / to mortgage / to arrive at / to clap (one's hands) lightly (expressing delight) (Taiwan pr. [zhi3] for this sense) syn 漂 piāo to float / to drift syn 拂 fú to flick / to brush off / (of a breeze) to brush lightly over / (literary) to run counter to syn 抿 mǐn to smooth hair with a wet brush / (of a mouth, wing etc) to close lightly / to sip syn 轻打 輕打 qīng dǎ to tap / to hit lightly 攴 pū to tap / to knock lightly / old variant of 撲|扑[pu1] 泰然处之 泰然處之 tài rán chǔ zhī to handle the situation calmly (idiom) / unruffled / to treat the situation lightly syn 捶背 chuí bèi to massage sb's back by pounding it lightly with one's fists 飘移 飄移 piāo yí to drift 韦格纳 韋格納 wéi gé nà Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift / also written 魏格納|魏格纳 浮家泛宅 fú jiā fàn zhái lit. to live on a boat / to drift from place to place (idiom) 浪迹江湖 浪跡江湖 làng jì jiāng hú to roam far and wide / to drift with the wind 沉积漂移 sediment drift / sedimentary drift 拖缆漂移 拖纜漂移 streamer feathering / feathering / streamer drift / cable drift 流网捕鱼 流网捕魚 liú wǎng bǔ yú drift-netting / drift-net fishing 厾 dū to tap lightly 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiē mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly (common expression) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 浅黑 淺黑 qiǎn hēi dark / gray / (of skin) lightly pigmented 轻击球 輕擊球 qīng jī qiú to hit the ball lightly (sport) / putt (golf) 轻饶 輕饒 qīng ráo to forgive easily / to let off lightly (often with negative: you won't get away with it) 浅色素皮肤 淺色素皮膚 lightly pigmented skin 浅肤色皮肤 淺膚色皮膚 lightly pigmented skin 浮贴 浮貼 fú tiē to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家醜不可外傳，流言切莫輕信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom) / Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip. 扒拉 bā la (coll.) to push lightly / to flick to one side / to get rid of syn 下毛毛雨 xià máo mao yǔ to drizzle / to rain lightly / (fig.) (coll.) to give (sb) a heads-up / to break (some bad news) gently / to scold mildly 大陆漂移 大陸漂移 dà lù piāo yí continental drift 漂游 漂遊 piāo yóu drift 偏角 piān jiǎo angle of drift (navigation) / deflection (from course) / angle of divergence 偏转角 偏轉角 piān zhuǎn jiǎo angle of drift (navigation) / deflection (from course) / angle of divergence 苟存 gǒu cún to drift through life 讨生活 討生活 tǎo shēng huó to eke out a living / to live from hand to mouth / to drift aimlessly 随波逊流 隨波遜流 suí bō xùn liú to drift with the waves and yield to the flow (idiom) / to follow the crowd blindly 魏格纳 魏格納 wèi gé nà Alfred Wegener (1880-1930), German meteorologist and geophysicist, the originator of the theory of continental drift 块冰 drift ice / ice pack / pack ice; 农药飘失 農藥飄失 nóng yào piāo shī pesticide drift 海洋水层流网捕鱼 海洋水層流网捕魚 hǎi yáng shuǐ céng liú wǎng bǔ yú pelagic drift-net fishing 漂移轨道 漂移軌道 drift orbit 轨道漂移 軌道漂移 orbit drift 北太平洋漂流 North Pacific drift 南太平洋流网捕鱼会议 南太平洋流網捕魚會議 South-Pacific Drift-net Fishing Conference 滑胎 huá tāi drift (car racing technique) / (TCM) recurrent miscarriage / habitual abortion 飘忽不定 飄忽不定 piāo hū bù dìng to drift without a resting place (idiom) / roving / errant / vagrant / erratic 漂走 piào zǒu to float away / to drift / to be swept off 漂走 piāo zǒu to float away / to drift / to be swept off 