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漂浮

piāo fú
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

  1. 1. to float
  2. 2. to hover
  3. 3. to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
  4. 4. to rove
  5. 5. showy
  6. 6. superficial

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Word relationships

Related words

1 item
流浪
liú làng

to drift about

指比喻义，四处漂泊的生活

Usage notes

Common mistakes

漂浮 is often misused to mean 'to drift' in a mental sense (走神); use 走神 or 心不在焉 instead. 漂浮 only refers to physical floating or figurative wandering life.

Cultural notes

In Chinese literature, 漂浮 often evokes a sense of rootlessness or aimlessness in life, as in 漂泊异乡 (wandering in a foreign land).

Example Sentences

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树叶在水面上 漂浮 着。
The leaves are floating on the water surface.

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Child Words of 漂浮

浮
fú

to float

漂
piāo

to float

漂
piǎo

to bleach

漂
piào

elegant