翱翔 (ao xiang): translation, meaning, pronunciation, examples

By ricky | December 8, 2017

翱翔 (Chinese PinYin: [áo xiáng]; traditional Chinese: 翱翔) may mean: (1) verb. hover; (2) verb. soar. It is usually used in formal or written Mandarin Chinese. The term should not be confused with 敖翔 which is a Chinese name. Some common phrases and expressions are: 翱翔机 (soaring glider), 展翅翱翔 (soar on the wings), 翱翔者 (hoverer), 自由的翱翔 (soar effortlessly), 翱翔在天空 (flying in the air), 鹏路翱翔 (have a bright future).

Literally: 翱 (soar) + 翔 (circle in the air)

1. How to pronounce 翱翔?

Chinese Pinyin: [áo xiáng]

Pronunciation examples: Please click to play the below audio.

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2. Synonyms And Antonyms of 翱翔

Synonyms: 飞舞, 遨游, 飞翔, 飞行,

Antonyms: 坠落, 陨落, 下坠, 掉落,

3. What are the fixed expression, collocation and idioms that contains 翱翔

Fixed expression: 翱翔机 (soaring glider), 展翅翱翔 (soar on the wings), 翱翔者 (hoverer),

Collocation: 自由的翱翔 (soar effortlessly), 翱翔在天空 (flying in the air),

Idioms: 鹏路翱翔 (have a bright future),

Terminologies: N/A

4. How to use 翱翔 in a sentence?

Below are some example sentences and quotes containing 翱翔.

4.1 海鸥在惊涛骇浪上翱翔。

Translation: Seagulls hover over the surging waves.

4.2 它如此的丰盈美妙, 能够翱翔天际

Translation: And it’s just so rich and so beautiful and it can soar.

4.3 破晓时分,当我看见一只雄鹰在天空中展翅翱翔,我的心跳都快停止了。

Translation: And in the light of the early dawn, my heart came to a stop as I watched a single majestic eagle soaring in the sky.

4.4 他的歌声像百灵鸟的歌声一般翱翔云上,他的脚步是一个从来不知道失败的得胜者的脚步。

Translation: When Joy sang his voice soared upward as the lark’s, and his step was the step of a conqueror who has never known defeat.

4.5 我和妈妈一起抬头,看着高处天空中展翅高飞的雄鹰,它们自由翱翔。

Translation: We both looked up and watched the large eagle that soared effortlessly in the sky above us.

4.6 大海很平静。远远的有一只海鸟,高高翱翔在天空。

Translation: The sea is very calm. Far off there is a sea-bird, high up in the air.

4.7 里约奥运会开幕式是一场融合了舞蹈与音乐的嘉年华,一架复古双翼飞机从体育场上空飞过,在城市上空翱翔。

Translation: The opening ceremony for the Rio Olympics has been a swirl of dance, music and a vintage biplane flying through the stadium and seeming to soar out over the city.

4.8 这是1893年的一张照片,奥特·李林塔尔乘着他的载人飞行器翱翔在人群上空。

Translation: Otto Lilienthal soars above a crowd in one of his manned soaring gliders in an 1893 photograph.

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Category: Standard Chinese Words And Expressions

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