浮游生物

fúyóu shēngwù

noun #28,626

Meanings

1 plankton
2 floating organisms

Characters

to float; superficial

to swim; to drift; to travel

life; living; to be born

thing; object; creature

Examples

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.

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.

Tips

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.

Stroke Order

浮 fú

游 yóu

生 shēng

物 wù