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浮动

fú dòng

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 浮動

浮动 (fú dòng) means "to drift about; to move unsteadily; (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable; (of a currency or rate etc)". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 浮动 means

1. to drift about; to move unsteadily
2. (fig.) to fluctuate; to rise and fall; to be changeable
3. economics(of a currency or rate etc) to float

The characters in 浮动

• 浮fúto float; superficial; floating
• 动dòng(of sth) to move; to set in movement; to displace

Example sentences

• 人体的平均温度在37°C上下浮动。
  Réntǐ de píngjūn wēndù zài sān shí qī shèshìdù shàngxià fúdòng.
  The temperature of the human body hovers around 37°C.

Words starting with 浮动

• 浮动地狱fú dòng dì yùfloating hell; slave ships
• 浮动窗口fú dòng chuāng kǒu(computing) floating window

Sounds the same

Read fú dòng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 拂动(of a breeze) to make (hair, leaves, clothing etc) sway gently; to ruffle

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