浮
fú
Pinyin

Definition

浮
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fú
  1. to float
  2. superficial
  3. floating
  4. unstable
  5. movable
  6. provisional
  7. temporary
  8. transient
  9. impetuous
  10. hollow
  11. inflated
  12. to exceed
  13. superfluous
  14. excessive
  15. surplus

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

浮躁
fú zào
  1. 1 fickle and impatient
  2. 2 restless
  3. 3 giddy
  4. 4 scatterbrained
浮云
fú yún
  1. 1 floating clouds
  2. 2 fleeting
  3. 3 transient
轻浮
qīng fú
  1. 1 frivolous
  2. 2 careless
  3. 3 giddy
悬浮
xuán fú
  1. 1 to float (in the air etc)
  2. 2 suspension
沉浮
chén fú
  1. 1 lit. sinking and floating
  2. 2 to bob up and down on water
  3. 3 ebb and flow
  4. 4 fig. rise and fall
  5. 5 ups and downs of fortune
  6. 6 vicissitudes

Idioms (7)

人浮于事
rén fú yú shì
  1. 1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
救人一命胜造七级浮屠
jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú
  1. 1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)
浮光掠影
fú guāng lu:è yǐng
  1. 1 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
  2. 2 blurred scenery
  3. 3 cursory
  4. 4 superficial
浮出水面
fú chū shuǐ miàn
  1. 1 to float up (idiom); to become evident
  2. 2 to surface
  3. 3 to appear
浮家泛宅
fú jiā fàn zhái
  1. 1 lit. to live on a boat
  2. 2 to drift from place to place (idiom)

Sample Sentences

她性子太急了，浮浮躁躁的找不到平衡力道的方法，陶坯全都让她整成泥浆了。
tā xìngzi tài jí le ，fúfúzàozào de zhǎo bùdào pínghéng lìdào de fāngfǎ ，táopī quándōu ràng tā zhěng chéng níjiāng le 。
She’s got a bit of an anxious temperament, she was impatient and couldn’t find a balance of pressure in her method, so all the clay turned to mud in her hands.
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这么浮夸，不用成语会憋死你吗？嗯，今天是第五天，姨妈就快走咯。
zhème fúkuā ，bùyòng chéngyǔ huì biē sǐ nǐ ma ？ng4 ，jīntiān shì dìwǔtiān ，yímā jiù kuài zǒu lo 。
So grandiose? Would it kill you not to use a four character phrase? Eh, today is the fifth day, Aunty Flow must almost be on the out.
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别乱讲，我的心思都在课业上，女生对我来说都是浮云！
bié luànjiǎng ，wǒ de xīnsi dōu zài kèyè shàng ，nǚshēng duì wǒ láishuō dōu shì fúyún ！
Nonsense, i've devoted all my attention to my studies, i don't care about girls at all!
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编者按：这里的文字没有浮华，没有空谈，没有“标题党”。
biānzhě àn ：zhèlǐ de wénzì méiyǒu fúhuá ，méiyǒu kōngtán ，méiyǒu “biāotídǎng ”。
Editor's note: The text here is not overstated, there is no empty talk, there is no "misleading headline”.
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水滚了第二次的时候，要是饺子都浮在水面，就可以捞起来；要是大部分的饺子都还没浮上来，就再加一碗水，再滚一次。
shuǐ gǔn le dì èr cì de shíhou ，yàoshì jiǎozi dōu fú zài shuǐ miàn ，jiù kěyǐ lāo qǐlái ；yàoshì dàbùfēn de jiǎozi dōu hái méi fú shànglái ，jiù zài jiā yī wǎn shuǐ ，zài gǔn yīcì 。
Once the water has reached boiling point the second time round and all the dumplings are floating on the surface of the water, you can fish them all up. If most of the dumplings are still at the bottom, add another bowl of cold water and heat to boiling point again.
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等到饺子全都浮起来，就可以吃了！
děngdào jiǎozi quándōu fú qǐlái ，jiù kěyǐ chī le ！
Once all the dumplings are floating on the surface of the water, they are ready to eat!
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请教不敢当。我这可是久病成良医啊！我股海浮沉了大半辈子了，光是投进去的老本就够我买好几套象样的公寓了。
qǐngjiào bù gǎndāng 。wǒ zhè kě shì jiǔ ā ！wǒ gǔ hǎi fúchén le dàbànbèizi le ，guāngshì tóu jìnqù de lǎoběn jiù gòu wǒ mǎi hǎojǐ tào xiàngyàng de gōngyù le 。
I don't dare to pretend I've got anything to teach you. Anything I've learned has been due to bitter mistakes in the past! I've been speculating on the stock market for over half my life. The capital I've invested alone would be enough to buy several decent apartments.
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踩踩水？你真是暴殄天物！海边可以玩各种水上活动，或是去潮间带走走，玩腻了还可以去浮潜看珊瑚礁。
cǎi cǎi shuǐ ？nǐ zhēn shì bàotiǎn tiānwù ！hǎibiān kěyǐ wán gèzhǒng shuǐshàng huódòng ，huòshì qù cháojiāndài zǒu zou ，wán nì le hái kěyǐ qù fúqián kàn shānhújiāo 。
Paddle? You really don't know how to enjoy nature! You can do all sorts of water-sports at the seaside, or go for a walk by the sea and when you've had your fun, you can go snorkeling and see the coral reef.
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喝一碗孟婆汤吧，一喝便可忘了前世今生。一生的爱恨情仇、浮沉得失，都会随着这碗孟婆汤而过去。
hē yì wǎn mèngpótāng ba ，yì hē biàn kě wàng le qiánshì jīnshēng 。yìshēng de àihènqíngchóu 、fúchéndéshī ，dōuhuì suí zhe zhè wǎn mèngpótāng ér guòqù 。
Have a bowl of Mengpo soup, one taste will make you forget this incarnation. All your attachments and grudges, all the ups and downs, the gains and losses, will all pass away along with this soup.
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如果只是体验一下的话没关系。只要戴上面镜呼吸管，再穿上脚蹼，在教练的指导和保护下也可以浮潜。
rúguǒ zhǐshì tǐyàn yīxià de huà méiguānxi 。zhǐyào dài shàng mianjìng hūxīguǎn ，zài chuānshàng jiǎopǔ ，zài jiàoliàn de zhǐdǎo hé bǎohù xià yě kěyǐ fúqiǎn 。
If it's just a quick experience it should be alright. You just have to wear the goggles, the snorkel and flippers, and you'll be able to snorkel under the guidance of the instructor.
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