漂浮

piāo fú · piao fu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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

In a sentence

2 examples
01

池(chí)塘(táng)里(lǐ)漂(piāo)浮(fú)着(zhe)零(líng)星(xīng)的(de)几(jǐ)片(piàn)落(luò)叶(yè)。

A few fragments of dead leaves floated on the pond.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Gustav249 · English by konkorde · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

白(bái)云(yún)漂(piāo)浮(fú)在(zài)蓝(lán)蓝(lán)的(de)天(tiān)空(kōng)中(zhōng)。

White clouds float in the blue sky.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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