潇 (瀟)
xiāo
Pinyin

Definition

潇 (瀟)
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xiāo
  1. (of water) deep and clear
  2. (of wind and rain) howling and pounding
  3. (of light rain) pattering

Character Decomposition

Related Words (3)

潇洒
xiāo sǎ
  1. 1 confident and at ease
  2. 2 free and easy
潇
xiāo
  1. 1 (of water) deep and clear
  2. 2 (of wind and rain) howling and pounding
  3. 3 (of light rain) pattering
潇湘
Xiāo xiāng
  1. 1 other name of the Xiangjiang river 湘江[Xiāng jiāng] in Hunan province

Idioms (1)

潇潇细雨
xiāo xiāo xì yǔ
  1. 1 the sound of light rain or drizzle (idiom)

Sample Sentences

下半阙借古抒怀、情理交融，遥想周郎何等英雄气概、何等镇定潇洒，然而山河依旧，豪杰安在？转念想到自己怀才不遇，孤身一人在此追想故国英雄，不禁笑叹自己的多情多思。
xià bàn què jiè gǔ shūhuái 、qínglǐ jiāoróng ，yáoxiǎng Zhōu láng héděng yīngxióng qìgài 、héděng zhèndìng xiāosǎ ，ránér shān hé yījiù ，háojié ān zài ？zhuǎn niàn xiǎngdào zìjǐ huái cái bùyù ，gūshēn yī rén zài cǐ zhuīxiǎng gùguó yīngxióng ，bùjīn xiào tàn zìjǐ de duōqíng duōsī 。
The last half of the poem uses the ancient world to express emotion, fusing rationality and emotion, thinking back on how heroic Zhou Yu must have been, how unperturbed and dashing, however the mountains and the rivers remain, but where are the heroes? Then the poet's thoughts turn to his own unrecognized talent, thinking back on heroes from fallen heroes in solitude, and can't help but laugh resignedly at being overcome by thoughts and emotions.
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女性的自我成长太重要了，努力提高自我意识，实现自我价值和经济独立，那么无论做出什么选择都可以活得潇洒自在，丰富美好。
nǚxìng de zìwǒ chéngzhǎng tài zhòngyào le ，nǔlì tígāo zìwǒ yìshi ，shíxiàn zìwǒ jiàzhí hé jīngjì dúlì ，nàme wúlùn zuòchū shénme xuǎnzé dōu kěyǐ huó de xiāosǎ zìzài ，fēngfù měihǎo 。
Personal growth is so important for women, to raise their self-awareness, in order to realize their self-worth and financial independence, so that whatever choice they make they will live at ease, rich and beautiful.
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上片确实离愁别绪多，不过还不能一概而论，作者的意思是他想要离开繁杂的人间回到他逍遥的月宫，可是又想着月宫中应该十分冷清，不如留在人间，一样可以在月光下潇洒地起舞弄清影，此时他的情绪是矛盾的。
shàng piàn quèshí líchóu biéxù duō ，bùguò hái bùnéng yīgàiérlùn ，zuòzhě de yìsi shì tā xiǎngyào líkāi fánzá de rénjiān huí dào tā xiāoyáo de yuè gōng ，kěshì yòu xiǎng zhe yuè gōng zhōng yīnggāi shífēn lěngqīng ，bùrú liú zài rénjiān ，yīyàng kěyǐ zài yuèguāng xià xiāosǎ de qǐwǔnòngqīngyǐng ，cǐ shí tā de qíngxù shì máodùn de 。
The first part does indeed have a lot of the sorrowful sentiment of parting, however you can't lump it all in together. The author means that he wants to leave the complexity of the human world and return to the freedom of the palace on the moon, but he is also thinking that the palace on the moon will be quite cold and cheerless, so he'd be better off in the world, where he can dance freely under the moonlight, so at this point he is feeling ambivalent.
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给男孩起的名字一般要大气磅礴，明朗潇洒，男性色彩明显的，比如“崇”“栋”等。给女孩起的名字一般温柔婉约，明艳动人具有女性色彩，比如“婷”“静”等。
gěi nánhái qǐ de míngzi yībān yào dàqì pángbó ，mínglǎng xiāosǎ ，nánxìng sècǎi míngxiǎn de ，bǐrú “chóng ”“dòng ”děng 。gěi nǚhái qǐ de míngzi yībān wēnróu wǎnyuē ，míngyàn dòngrén jùyǒu nǚxìng sècǎi ，bǐrú “tíng ”“jìng ”děng 。
When naming a boy normally you need an imposing and impressive name, which is straight-forward and exudes confidence and is clearly masculine, like "崇", meaning "lofty" or "worship" and "栋", meaning "ridgepole". When giving a girl a name normally you need a gentle and graceful name, bright, colorful and moving with feminine characteristics, like "婷", meaning "graceful" and "静", meaning "quiet".
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是啊是啊，我叫李元，李是小李飞刀的李，元是金元宝的元，名字不错，长相不像小李那样潇洒，家里也没有什么金元宝，肚子倒是挺圆的...
shì a shì a ，wǒ jiào Lǐ yuán ，Lǐ shì Xiǎo Lǐ fēidāo de Lǐ ，yuán shì jīnyuánbǎo de yuán ，míngzi bùcuò ，zhǎngxiàng bù xiàng Xiǎo Lǐ nàyàng xiāosǎ ，jiālǐ yě méiyǒu shénme jīnyuánbǎo ，dùzi dàoshì tǐng yuán de ...
Yes, indeed, I'm called Li Yuan, the "Li" from the novel Xiaoli Feidao, the "Yuan" from the word for gold ingot (Jinyuanbao), not a bad name, but I'm not as confident or at ease as Xiaoli, and I don't have any gold ingots at home, although I've got a very full stomach...
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你懂什么！这才能体现他潇洒不羁的风度！
nǐ dǒng shénme ！zhè cái néng tǐxiàn tā xiāosǎ bùjī de fēngdù ！
What are you talking about? This was a reflection of his free and unrestrained demeanor.
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李白是个富二代，从小就接受了良好的教育，又没有经济压力，才能活得那么潇洒自在。不是说他在扬州一年就花了30万嘛！人潇洒了，诗自然也就潇洒了。
Lǐ Bái shì gè fùèrdài ，cóngxiǎo jiù jiēshòu le liánghǎo de jiàoyù ，yòu méiyǒu jīngjì yālì ，cáinéng huó de nàme xiāosǎ zìzài 。bùshì shuō tā zài Yángzhōu yī nián jiù huā le sānshíwàn ma ！rén xiāosǎ le ，shī zìrán yě jiù xiāosǎ le 。
Li Bai came from a wealthy family. From his youth he received the best education and he didn't have any economic pressure, only because of this was he able to live so freely. Isn't it said that he once spent 30,000 in one year in Yangzhou! If a man is free, then it's natural his poems will also be free.
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哥，我发现潇潇对我爱理不理的，在公司她都不怎么跟我说话。
gē ，wǒ fāxiàn Xiāoxiao duì wǒ ài lǐ bù lǐ de ，zài gōngsī tā dōu bù zěnme gēn wǒ shuōhuà 。
You know, I've started to realize Xiaoxiao is being totally indifferent to me. At work, she doesn't say anything to me.
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老陈活得真潇洒。
Lǎo Chén huó de zhēn xiāosǎ 。
Lao Chen really lives the good life.
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