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Definitions

  1. 1. to float
  2. 2. superficial
  3. 3. floating
  4. 4. unstable
  5. 5. movable
  6. 6. provisional
  7. 7. temporary
  8. 8. transient
  9. 9. impetuous
  10. 10. hollow
  11. 11. inflated
  12. 12. to exceed
  13. 13. superfluous
  14. 14. excessive
  15. 15. surplus

Words Containing 浮

浮力
fú lì

buoyancy

浮现
fú xiàn

to appear before one's eyes

浮躁
fú zào

fickle and impatient

漂浮
piāo fú

to float

七级浮屠
qī jí fú tú

seven floor pagoda

上浮
shàng fú

to float up

下浮
xià fú

downward fluctuation (of prices etc)

人浮于事
rén fú yú shì

more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

婆罗浮屠
pó luó fú tú

Borobudur (in Java, Indonesia)

幽浮
yōu fú

UFO (loanword)

悬浮
xuán fú

to float (in the air etc)

悬浮微粒
xuán fú wēi lì

particulates

悬浮物
xuán fú wù

suspended matter

按下葫芦浮起瓢
àn xià hú lú fú qǐ piáo

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

有沉有浮
yǒu chén yǒu fú

to have one's ups and downs

沉浮
chén fú

lit. sinking and floating

浮上
fú shàng

to float up

浮世
fú shì

(Buddhism) the world of the living

浮世绘
fú shì huì

ukiyo-e

浮光掠影
fú guāng lüe4 yǐng

flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)

浮冰
fú bīng

ice floe

浮冰群
fú bīng qún

ice pack

浮出
fú chū

to emerge

浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn

to float up (idiom); to become evident

浮利
fú lì

mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame

浮力定律
fú lì dìng lǜ

Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)

浮力调整背心
fú lì tiáo zhěng bèi xīn

BCD

浮力调整装置
fú lì tiáo zhěng zhuāng zhì

BCD

浮动
fú dòng

to float and drift

浮动地狱
fú dòng dì yù

floating hell

浮土
fú tǔ

topsoil

浮尘
fú chén

dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface)

浮士德博士
fú shì dé bó shì

Dr Faustus

浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái

lit. to live on a boat

浮屠
fú tú

Buddha

浮山
fú shān

Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

浮山县
fú shān xiàn

Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾|临汾[lín fén], Shanxi

浮岩
fú yán

pumice

浮想
fú xiǎng

passing thought

浮想联翩
fú xiǎng lián piān

to let one's imagination roam

浮梁
fú liáng

Fuliang county in Jingdezhen 景德鎮|景德镇, Jiangxi

浮梁县
fú liáng xiàn

Fuliang county in Jingdezhen 景德鎮|景德镇, Jiangxi

浮标
fú biāo

buoy

浮桥
fú qiáo

pontoon bridge

浮气
fú qì

feeble breath

浮沉
fú chén

ups and downs (of life etc)

浮泛
fú fàn

to float about

浮浅
fú qiǎn

skin-deep; superficial; shallow

浮游生物
fú yóu shēng wù

plankton

浮滑
fú huá

(of language or behavior) flippant and insincere

浮漂
fú piāo

see 漂浮[piāo fú]

浮潜
fú qián

to snorkel; snorkeling

浮滥
fú làn

excessive

浮生六记
fú shēng liù jì

Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[shěn fù], published 1808

浮石
fú shí

pumice

浮肿
fú zhǒng

swollen

浮肿病
fú zhǒng bìng

edema (accumulation of interstitial fluids in internal organs)

浮华
fú huá

ostentatious

浮萍
fú píng

duckweed

浮着
fú zhe

afloat

浮薄
fú bó

frivolous

浮词
fú cí

florid but insubstantial remarks

浮夸
fú kuā

to exaggerate

浮财
fú cái

movable property

浮贴
fú tiē

to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later

浮质
fú zhì

aerosol

浮起
fú qǐ

to float

浮选
fú xuǎn

flotation process

浮雕
fú diāo

relief sculpture

浮雕墙纸
fú diāo qiáng zhǐ

anaglypta (sculptured wallpaper)

浮云
fú yún

floating clouds

浮云朝露
fú yún zhāo lù

floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

浮面
fú miàn

surface (of a liquid)

浮点
fú diǎn

(computing) floating point

浮点型
fú diǎn xíng

(computing)floating-point

浮点数
fú diǎn shù

(computing) floating-point number

浮点运算
fú diǎn yùn suàn

floating point operation

浅浮雕
qiǎn fú diāo

bas-relief

浅滩指示浮标
qiǎn tān zhǐ shì fú biāo

bar buoy

白翅浮鸥
bái chì fú ōu

(bird species of China) white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

卢浮宫
lú fú gōng

the Louvre, museum in Paris

磁悬浮
cí xuán fú

magnetic levitation (train)

磁浮
cí fú

maglev (type of train)

空中飘浮
kōng zhōng piāo fú

to float in the air

罗浮山
luó fú shān

Mt Luofushan in Zengcheng county, Guangdong

虚文浮礼
xū wén fú lǐ

empty formality

轻浪浮薄
qīng làng fú bó

(idiom) frivolous

轻浮
qīng fú

frivolous

云浮
yún fú

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China

云浮市
yún fú shì

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省|广东省[guǎng dōng shěng] in south China

飘浮
piāo fú

to float

须浮鸥
xū fú ōu

(bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

黑浮鸥
hēi fú ōu

(bird species of China) black tern (Chlidonias niger)