piāo fú
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  • 1

    v.float; go adrift

    • shuǐ shang piāo fú zhe wǔ zhī xiǎo chuán

      漂浮小船

      Five boats are floating on the water.

    • hú miàn shang piāo fú zhe sān zhī xiǎo chuán

      湖面漂浮小船

      Three boats are floating on the lake.

    • yún piāo fú zài kōng zhōng

      漂浮空中

      Clouds floated in the sky.

  • 2

    adj.meta(of style of work) superficial; showy; shallow and frivolous

    • tā zhè ge rén tài piāo fú bàn shì bù láo kào

      这个漂浮办事牢靠

      She is too frivolous to do any solid work.

    • tóng shì men dōu bù xiāng xìn tā yīn wèi tā hěn piāo fú

      同事相信因为漂浮

      Colleagues don't trust him, because he is a frivolous man.

    • wǒ jué de nǐ bù gāi zhè me piāo fú

      觉得这么漂浮

      I think that you shouldn't be so frivolous.

  • 3

    v.metafloat in the mind; hover before one's eyes

    • mǔ qīn de xiào róng zǒng shì piāo fú zài wǒ de yǎn qián

      母亲笑容总是漂浮眼前

      The smiling face of Mom would hover before my eyes.