Chinese word dictionary

浮沫

fú mò · froth; foam

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Word information

Simplified浮沫

Traditional浮沫

Pinyinfú mò

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

浮fú

to drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless

沫mò

bubbles, foam, froth, suds

How to learn 浮沫

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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浮fú

to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus

浮动fúdòng

to drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable; (economics) (of a currency or rate etc) to float

浮力fúlì

buoyancy

浮现fúxiàn

(of a thought or image) to come to mind; (of a smile etc) to appear (on sb's face); (of a problem etc) to emerge

浮躁fúzào

fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained

泡沫pàomò

foam; (soap) bubble; (economic) bubble