verb, of leaves, usually
to fall gently (in the sky); to drift and fall slowly (syn.) 飘零, 飄零
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
叶子慢慢的飘落下来。
葉子慢慢的飄落下來。
yè zi màn màn de piāo luò xià lai 。
The leaves slowly fell.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
风刮得很紧,雪片像扯破了的棉絮一样在空中飞舞,没有目的地四处飘落。
風颳得很緊,雪片像扯破了的棉絮一樣在空中飛舞,沒有目的地四處飄落。
fēng guā dé hěn jǐn , xuě piàn xiàng chě pò le de mián xù yī yàng zài kōng zhōng fēi wǔ , méi yǒu mù de dì sì chù piāo luò .
The wind was blowing fiercely. Snowflakes, floating in the air like bits of shredded cotton, aimlessly drifted down.