浮游生物

fúyóu shēngwù

noun #28,626

Meanings

HSK 7-9

浮游生物是海洋食物链的基础。

Fúyóu shēngwù shì hǎiyáng shíwùliàn de jīchǔ.

Plankton is the foundation of the ocean food chain.

HSK 7-9

鲸鱼以大量浮游生物为食。

Jīngyú yǐ dàliàng fúyóu shēngwù wéi shí.

Whales feed on large quantities of plankton.

memory

浮 (to float) + 游 (to swim/drift) + 生物 (living organism). A 浮游生物 is a living thing that floats and drifts - a perfect description of plankton.

浮 fú

游 yóu

生 shēng

物 wù