飘浮 (piāo fú) — to float or hover (in the air or on water)
Definition
Stresses something lightly suspended in the air (smoke, a balloon, thoughts), with a sense of gentle, aimless movement. 漂浮 is more general (air or water) and more often suggests drifting on water or being ungrounded in meaning.
verb
to float or hover (in the air or on water)
Easily confused
Examples
- 飘浮。Qì qiú zài tiān kōng zhōng piāo fú.The balloon floats in the sky.
- 飘浮。Xiǎo chuán zài shuǐ miàn shàng piāo fú.The small boat floats on the water surface.
- 飘浮。Tā gǎn dào sī xù piāo fú bú dìng.He felt his thoughts hovering unsettled.
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