Chinese Word: 浮 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

浮HSK 6

Pinyin: fú

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

Chinese Definition:
①漂在水面上，与“沉”相对：浮桥。浮力。浮标。浮萍。浮泛。浮沉。漂浮。浮光掠影。
②表面的：浮皮儿。浮土。浮雕。
③空虚，不切实：浮夸。浮华。
④不沉静，不沉着：轻浮。浮躁。
⑤暂时的：浮记。浮支。
⑥可移动的：浮财。浮荡。浮吊。浮动。
⑦超过，多余：人浮于事。
⑧呈现，涌现：浮现。浮想。
⑨中医指脉搏浮在肌肤表层：浮脉。

Antonyms: 沉没潜

Total strokes: 10; Radical: 水

Pictophonetic:孚 indicates the sound; 氵 (water) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 氵 [ shuǐ ] water
- 孚 [ fú ] to brood over eggs; to have confidence

Similar Characters: 俘泮

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Example Words

浮动	fú dòng	to float and drift; unstable
浮躁	fú zào	fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained
浮现	fú xiàn	to appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to float into appearance; to come back (of images from the past); to emerge; it emerges; it occurs (to me that..)
飘浮	piāo fú	to float; to hover; also written 漂浮
上浮	shàng fú	to float up

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Example Sentences

1		běi jí 北极 de 的 hǎi miàn 海面 shàng 上 yǒu 有 fú bīng 浮冰。 There are floating ice on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.
2		tā 他 de 的 yǎn jing 眼睛 fú xiàn 浮现 chū 出 yī 一 sī 丝 yōu lǜ 忧虑。 A hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 sī xù 思绪 fú 浮 lái 来 fú 浮 qù 去， wú fǎ 无法 jí zhōng 集中 zhù yì lì 注意力。 My thoughts float back and forth, unable to focus.
4		wǒ men 我们 fú 浮 zài 在 shuǐ miàn 水面 shàng 上， xiǎng shòu 享受 zhe 着 yáng guāng 阳光 hé 和 wēi fēng 微风。 We floated on the water, enjoying the sunshine and breeze.
5		tā 她 tái tóu 抬头 wàng zhe 望着 nà xiē 那些 piāo fú 漂浮 zài 在 tiān kōng 天空 zhōng 中 de 的 yún cai 云彩。 She looked up at the clouds floating in the sky.

More Sentences

1		běi jí 北极 de 的 hǎi miàn 海面 shàng 上 yǒu 有 fú bīng 浮冰。 There are floating ice on the surface of the Arctic Ocean.
2		tā 他 de 的 yǎn jing 眼睛 fú xiàn 浮现 chū 出 yī 一 sī 丝 yōu lǜ 忧虑。 A hint of worry appeared in his eyes.
3		wǒ 我 de 的 sī xù 思绪 fú 浮 lái 来 fú 浮 qù 去， wú fǎ 无法 jí zhōng 集中 zhù yì lì 注意力。 My thoughts float back and forth, unable to focus.
4		wǒ men 我们 fú 浮 zài 在 shuǐ miàn 水面 shàng 上， xiǎng shòu 享受 zhe 着 yáng guāng 阳光 hé 和 wēi fēng 微风。 We floated on the water, enjoying the sunshine and breeze.
5		tā 她 tái tóu 抬头 wàng zhe 望着 nà xiē 那些 piāo fú 漂浮 zài 在 tiān kōng 天空 zhōng 中 de 的 yún cai 云彩。 She looked up at the clouds floating in the sky.

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