漂浮

piāofú

to float

Dictionary entry

to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)

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漂
浮

See it in sentences

小船漂浮在水面。

Xiǎo chuán piāofú zài shuǐmiàn.

English

A little boat floats on the water.

云漂浮在空中吗?

Yún piāofú zài kōngzhōng ma?

English

Do clouds drift in the sky?

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