飘浮

飄浮
piāofú
  1. to float
  2. to hover
  3. also written 漂浮

CEDICT

  1. superficial; showy (of style of work)
  2. to float (usually in air)

Wiktionary

飘荡浮流。如：「船飘浮在水面上。」也作「漂浮」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

=1 飘 piāo variant of 飘 piāo
=1 飘 piāo
  1. to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft
  2. complacent; frivolous
  3. weak; shaky; wobbly
2 浮 fú
  1. to float
  2. superficial
  3. floating
  4. unstable
  5. movable
  6. provisional
  7. temporary
  8. transient
  9. impetuous
  10. hollow
  11. inflated
  12. to exceed
  13. superfluous
  14. excessive
  15. surplus

Containing this entry

空中飘浮 kōngzhōngpiāofú to float in the air

Related entries

悬浮 xuánfú
  1. to float (in the air etc)
  2. suspension
地球只不過是懸浮在太空中的一個球體。

The earth is just a sphere suspended in space.

Source: Tatoeba

氽 tǔn
  1. to float
  2. to deep-fry
流荡 liúdàng
  1. to float
  2. to tramp
  3. to rove
浮 fú
  1. to float
  2. superficial
  3. floating
  4. unstable
  5. movable
  6. provisional
  7. temporary
  8. transient
  9. impetuous
  10. hollow
  11. inflated
  12. to exceed
  13. superfluous
  14. excessive
  15. surplus
花瓣浮在水面上。

The petals are floating on the water.

Source: Tatoeba

浮游 fúyóu
  1. to float
  2. to drift
  3. to wander
  4. variant of 蜉蝣 fúyóu
浮起 fúqǐ
  1. to float
  2. to emerge
石头不会浮起来。

Stones don't swim.

Source: Tatoeba

漂 piāo
  1. to float
  2. to drift
漂浮 piāofú
  1. to float
  2. to hover
  3. to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
  4. to rove
  5. showy
  6. superficial
油漂浮在水上。

Oil will float on water.

Source: Tatoeba

飘动 piāodòng
  1. to float
  2. to drift
上市 shàngshì
  1. to hit the market (of a new product)
  2. to float (a company on the stock market)
这家公司在巴黎证券交易所上市了。

This company is listed on the Paris stock exchange.

Source: Tatoeba

浮动 fúdòng
  1. to drift about; to move unsteadily
  2. (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable
  3. (economics) (of a currency or rate etc) to float
飏 yáng
  1. to soar
  2. to fly
  3. to float
  4. variant of 扬 yáng, to scatter
  5. to spread
飘逸 piāoyì
  1. graceful
  2. elegant
  3. to drift
  4. to float
悬停 xuántíng to hover (helicopter, computer mouse etc)
萦绕 yíngrào
  1. to linger on
  2. to hover
  3. to encircle
我昨晚一整夜沒睡好，因為有許多事情縈繞在我的心頭。

I couldn't sleep well last night because there were lots of things on my mind.

Source: Tatoeba

盘旋 pánxuán
  1. to spiral
  2. to circle
  3. to go around
  4. to hover
  5. to orbit
盘桓 pánhuán
  1. to pace
  2. to linger
  3. to stay over
  4. to spiral
  5. to hover