漂流 (piāo liú) — to drift, to float (physically on water or metaphorically in life)
Definition
漂流 emphasizes movement WITH the current, in water or in life — the boat or person goes wherever the flow takes them. Compared with 漂浮 (static hovering) and 漂泊 (wandering far from home), 漂流 stresses being carried along.
verb
to driftto float (physically on water or metaphorically in life)
Examples
- 漂流。Zhè tiáo xiǎo chuán zài hé shàng huǎn huǎn piāo liú.This small boat is slowly drifting on the river.
- 漂流，。Tā bì yè hòu yì zhí zài shè huì shàng piāo liú, méi yǒu zhǎo dào fāng xiàng.After graduation, he has been drifting in society without finding direction.
- 漂流。Tā de sī xù suí zhe yīn yuè qīng qīng piāo liú.Her thoughts drifted gently with the music.
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