漂
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Definitions
- 1. to float
- 2. to drift
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Collocations
漂 is often used with 在水上 (on water) or 在空中 (in the air) to specify the medium of floating.
Common mistakes
Learners sometimes confuse 漂 (piāo, to float) with 飘 (piāo, to flutter in air); 漂 emphasizes buoyancy on liquid, while 飘 suggests light movement in air.
Example Sentences
2 shown树叶在水上 漂 着。
這個比較 漂 亮。
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Words Containing 漂
pretty
to float
to migrate to Beijing in search of better job opportunities
continental drift
to like looking attractive (usually of girls)
to skip stones (on water)
lit. ocean drifting people
see 漂浮[piāo fú]
swaying
to bleach and dye
(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor
to cross the ocean
to rinse (clothes)
to float on the current
message in a bottle
white water rafter
to bleach
bleach
bleach
boulder
to drift
to greenwash
to float away
drift
floating mine
(bird species of China) wandering tattler (Tringa incana)
(bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)
enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood
rafting on the Yangtze River
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom)
fishing float
rafting on the Yellow River