浮动

浮動
fúdòng
verb #28,321

Meanings

  1. 1 to float
  2. 2 to fluctuate
  3. 3 to be variable

Examples

Huìlǜ měitiān dōu zài fúdòng.
The exchange rate fluctuates every day.
Zhè jiā gōngsī de gōngzī shì fúdòng de.
The salaries at this company are variable.
Mùkuài zài shuǐmiàn shàng fúdòng.
The wooden block floats on the water's surface.

Tips

usage
浮动 can describe both physical floating and abstract fluctuation (prices, exchange rates). The financial sense is very common in modern Chinese.

Stroke Order

dòng