漂浮

piāofú

verb HSK 7-9 #10,519

Meanings

1 to float
2 to hover
3 to drift

Characters

to float; to drift

to float; to surface

Examples

HSK 5

气球慢慢漂浮到空中。

Qìqiú mànmàn piāofú dào kōngzhōng.

The balloon slowly floated into the air.

HSK 7-9

几片落叶漂浮在水面上。

Jǐ piàn luòyè piāofú zài shuǐmiàn shàng.

A few fallen leaves were floating on the water.

Tips

usage

漂浮 can also be used figuratively to describe someone who is superficial or showy (做事漂浮 = work in a sloppy, superficial way).

Stroke Order

漂 piāo

浮 fú