漂浮

piāo fú
HSK 6
to float, to hover
verb

Example Sentences

小船在湖面上漂浮。
xiǎochuán zài húmiàn shàng piāofú 。
The small boat is floating on the lake.
他的梦想总是漂浮在空中。
tāde mèngxiǎng zǒngshì piāofú zài kōngzhōng 。
His dreams always float in the air.
这片云在天空中漂浮，像棉花糖。
zhè piàn yún zài tiānkōng zhōng piāofú ， xiàng miánhuā táng 。
This cloud is floating in the sky, like cotton candy.

Individual Characters

漂piāo
to drift
浮fú
float, swim, superficial, movable

Words with similar meanings

漂荡piāodàng
to drift
This term conveys a sense of aimless movement, similar to '漂浮' but with a slightly less stable connotation.
浮动fúdòng
to float
This word emphasizes the idea of being buoyant in a more general sense, encompassing various forms of floating.

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