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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 漂浮

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
漂浮 piāo fú - to float
- to hover
- to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
- to rove
- showy
- superficial

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
6 - 10,519 16,255 15,415

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
漂 piāo- to float
- to drift
漂 piǎo- to bleach
漂 piào- used in 漂亮[piao4liang5]
浮 fú- to float
- superficial
- floating
- unstable
- movable
- provisional
- temporary
- transient
- impetuous
- hollow
- inflated
- to exceed
- superfluous
- excessive
- surplus

Other Words Containing 漂浮

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
漂浮 6 - 10,519 16,255 15,415