浮动

浮動

fúdòng

verb #28,321

Meanings

汇率每天都在浮动。

Huìlǜ měitiān dōu zài fúdòng.

The exchange rate fluctuates every day.

这家公司的工资是浮动的。

Zhèjiā gōngsī de gōngzī shì fúdòng de.

The salaries at this company are variable.

木块在水面上浮动。

Mùkuài zài shuǐmiàn shàngfú dòng.

The wooden block floats on the water's surface.

usage

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

浮 fú

动 dòng