漂流
piāo liú
Pinyin

Definition

漂流
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piāo liú
  1. to float on the current
  2. to drift along or about
  3. rafting

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

流
liú
  1. 1 to flow
  2. 2 to disseminate
  3. 3 to circulate or spread
  4. 4 to move or drift
  5. 5 to degenerate
  6. 6 to banish or send into exile
  7. 7 stream of water or sth resembling one
  8. 8 class, rate or grade
流泪
liú lèi
  1. 1 to shed tears
流行
liú xíng
  1. 1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread
  2. 2 to propagate
  3. 3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular
  4. 4 fashionable
流量
liú liàng
  1. 1 flow rate
  2. 2 rate
  3. 3 throughput
  4. 4 site traffic (Internet)
漂亮
piào liang
  1. 1 pretty
  2. 2 beautiful

Idioms (20)

人往高处走，水往低处流
rén wǎng gāo chù zǒu , shuǐ wǎng dī chù liú
  1. 1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)
  2. 2 one should constantly strive to make progress
付之东流
fù zhī dōng liú
  1. 1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably
口碑流传
kǒu bēi liú chuán
  1. 1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
同流合污
tóng liú hé wū
  1. 1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others
家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn
  1. 1 Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)
  2. 2 Don't wash your dirty linen in public, don't listen to others' gossip.

Sample Sentences

附近的人”，“摇一摇”，“漂流瓶”这样还可以找到不少陌生人呢。
fùjìn de rén ”，“yáoyīyáo ”，“piāoliúpíng ”zhèyàng hái kěyǐ zhǎodào bùshǎo mòshēngrén ne 。
“Look Around", "Shake", "Drift Bottle”. You can also find a lot of strangers with these too.
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那漂流呢？
nà piāoliú ne ？
How about the rafting?
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可好玩儿了。我看了火山、试了漂流、做了spa，还喝了大便咖啡。
kě hǎowánr le 。wǒ kàn le huǒshān 、shì le piāoliú 、zuò le spa ，hái hē le dàbiàn kāfēi 。
Tons of fun. I saw a volcano, tried some rafting, went to the spa, and drank "crap coffee."
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漂流的话，我推荐你去浙西大峡谷。那个地方水很急，漂流起来特别刺激。而且风景和空气也很好，到那儿可以彻底放松一下。
piāoliú dehuà ，wǒ tuījiàn nǐ qù Zhèxī Dàxiágǔ 。nàge dìfang shuǐ hěn jí ，piāoliú qǐlai tèbié cìjī 。érqiě fēngjǐng hé kōngqì yě hěn hǎo ，dào nàr kěyǐ chèdǐ fàngsōng yīxià 。
For whitewater rafting, I recommend that you go to West Zhejiang Grand Canyon. The current is fast there, so it's especially exciting for rafting. Plus the scenery and air quality are great. You can totally relax there.
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嗯，或者极限运动，比如攀岩、漂流。你帮我推荐一些有特色的地方吧。
ng4 ，huòzhě jíxiàn yùndòng ，bǐrú pānyán 、piāoliú 。nǐ bāng wǒ tuījiàn yīxiē yǒu tèsè de dìfang ba 。
Yeah, or extreme sports, like rock climbing or whitewater rafting. Recommend me some distinctive places.
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