漂浮 meaning in English
to float; to hover
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Meaning of 漂浮
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
piāofú
- to float
- to hover
- to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
- to rove
- showy
- superficial
漂浮 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
油漂浮在水上。
Oil will float on water.
木头会漂浮。
Wood floats.
池塘里漂浮着零星的几片落叶。
A few fragments of dead leaves floated on the pond.
海水看起来一片碧绿，巨大的冰山漂浮在周围。
The sea looked quite green, and large icebergs were floating about.
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漂 piāo · to float · 14 strokes
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浮 fú · to float · 10 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 漂浮.
| 漂亮 | piàoliang | pretty; beautiful |
| 浮现 | fúxiàn | (of a thought or image) to come to mind; (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face) |
| 浮力 | fúlì | buoyancy |
| 浮躁 | fúzào | fickle and impatient; restless |
| 漂流 | piāoliú | to float on the current; to drift along or about |
| 浮出 | fúchū | to emerge |
| 漂泊 | piāobó | (of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering exis |
| 轻浮 | qīngfú | frivolous; careless |
| 浮游生物 | fúyóushēngwù | plankton |
| 漂移 | piāoyí | to drift |
| 漂白 | piǎobái | to bleach; to whiten |
| 悬浮 | xuánfú | to float (in the air etc); suspension |
Questions about 漂浮
What does 漂浮 mean?
漂浮 (piāofú) means "to float; to hover".
How do you write 漂浮?
漂浮 is made of 2 characters: 漂 (14 strokes), 浮 (10 strokes). That is 24 strokes in total.