Chinese word dictionary

漂浮

piāofú · to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial

Practice word

Word information

Simplified漂浮

Traditional漂浮

Pinyinpiāofú

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

Character breakdown

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

漂piào

to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach

浮fú

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

How to learn 漂浮

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

漂亮piàoliang

pretty; beautiful

浮fú

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

漂piāo

to float; to drift

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