浮沉 - ups and downs (of life etc), to drift along, to sink and emerge - fú chén | Definition | ChinesePod.com

浮沉

fú chén

Pinyin

Definition

浮沉

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fú chén

ups and downs (of life etc)
to drift along
to sink and emerge

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

chén diàn

1 to settle
2 to precipitate (solid sediment out of a solution)

chén zhòng

1 heavy
2 hard
3 serious
4 critical

chén mò

1 taciturn
2 uncommunicative
3 silent

fú yún

1 floating clouds
2 fleeting
3 transient

dī chén

1 overcast
2 gloomy
3 downcast
4 deep and low (of sound)
5 muffled

Idioms (17)

人浮于事

rén fú yú shì

1 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

好酒沉瓮底

hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ

1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
2 fig. the best is saved for last

救人一命胜造七级浮屠

jiù rén yī mìng shèng zào qī jí fú tú

1 saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)

沉湎酒色

chén miǎn jiǔ sè

1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
2 an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

沉着应战

chén zhuó yìng zhàn

1 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

Sample Sentences

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.

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.