沉浮 chén fú ㄔㄣˊ ㄈㄨˊ cam4 fau4
- lit. sinking and floating
- to bob up and down on water
- ebb and flow
- fig. rise and fall
- ups and downs of fortune
- vicissitudes
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沉
- 沉思 chén sī ㄔㄣˊ ㄙ cam4 si1 to contemplate
- 沉闷 沉悶 chén mèn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄣˋ cam4 mun6 oppressive (of weather)
- 沉浸 chén jìn ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ cam4 zam3 to soak
- 沉淀 沉澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 (chemistry) to settle; to precipitate
- 沉稳 沉穩 chén wěn ㄔㄣˊ ㄨㄣˇ cam4 wan2 steady
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- 沉着 沉著 chén zhuó ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ cam4 zoek6 steady
- 沉迷 chén mí ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧˊ cam4 mai4 to be engrossed
- 沉重 chén zhòng ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ cam4 zung6 heavy
- 沉默 chén mò ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ cam4 mak6 taciturn
- 消沉 xiāo chén ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ siu1 cam4 to sink into despondency
- 深沉 shēn chén ㄕㄣ ㄔㄣˊ sam1 cam4 deep
- 沉甸甸 chén diàn diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄧㄢˋ cam4 din6 din6 heavy
- 下沉 xià chén ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄔㄣˊ haa6 cam4 to sink down
- 低沉 dī chén ㄉㄧ ㄔㄣˊ dai1 cam4 (of weather) overcast; gloomy
- 击沉 擊沉 jī chén ㄐㄧ ㄔㄣˊ gik1 cam4 to attack and sink (a ship)
- 昏沉 hūn chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 cam4 murky
- 沉溺 沈溺 chén nì ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧˋ sam2 nik1 variant of 沉溺
- 沉淀 沈澱 chén diàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ sam2 din6 variant of 沉淀
- 沉井 chén jǐng ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ cam4 zeng2 open caisson
- 沉凝 chén níng ㄔㄣˊ ㄋㄧㄥˊ cam4 jing4 stagnant
浮
- 浮力 fú lì ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ fau4 lik6 buoyancy
- 浮动 浮動 fú dòng ㄈㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ fau4 dung6 to drift about; to move unsteadily
- 浮现 浮現 fú xiàn ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ fau4 jin6 (of a thought or image) to come to mind
- 浮躁 fú zào ㄈㄨˊ ㄗㄠˋ fau4 cou3 fickle and impatient
- 上浮 shàng fú ㄕㄤˋ ㄈㄨˊ soeng6 fau4 to float up
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- 下浮 xià fú ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄈㄨˊ haa6 fau4 downward fluctuation (of prices etc)
- 幽浮 yōu fú ㄧㄡ ㄈㄨˊ jau1 fau4 UFO (loanword)
- 悬浮 懸浮 xuán fú ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄨˊ jyun4 fau4 to float (in the air etc)
- 浮上 fú shàng ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄤˋ fau4 soeng5 to float up
- 浮世 fú shì ㄈㄨˊ ㄕˋ fau4 sai3 (Buddhism) the world of the living
- 浮冰 fú bīng ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fau4 bing1 ice floe
- 浮出 fú chū ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄨ fau4 ceot1 to emerge
- 浮利 fú lì ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄧˋ fau4 lei6 mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame
- 浮图 浮圖 fú tú ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ fau4 tou4 variant of 浮屠
- 浮土 fú tǔ ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄨˇ fau4 tou2 topsoil
- 浮尘 浮塵 fú chén ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄣˊ fau4 can4 dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface)
- 浮尸 浮屍 fú shī ㄈㄨˊ ㄕ fau4 si1 floating corpse
- 浮屠 fú tú ㄈㄨˊ ㄊㄨˊ fau4 tou4 Buddha
- 浮山 Fú shān ㄈㄨˊ ㄕㄢ fau4 saan1 see 浮山县
- 浮岩 fú yán ㄈㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ fau4 ngaam4 pumice
Idioms with these characters
- 沉湎酒色 chén miǎn jiǔ sè ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄙㄜˋ cam4 min5 zau2 sik1 to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄧㄢˊ cam4 mak6 gwaa2 jin4 habitually silent (idiom)
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄣ cam4 mak6 si6 gam1 silence is golden (idiom)
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- 沉鱼落雁 沉魚落雁 chén yú luò yàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄩˊ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄢˋ cam4 jyu4 lok6 ngaan6 lit. fish sink, goose alights (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子); fig. female beauty captivating even the birds and beasts
- 沉着应战 沉著應戰 chén zhuó yìng zhàn ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄥˋ ㄓㄢˋ cam4 zoek6 jing3 zin3 to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
- 昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn chén chén ㄏㄨㄣ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄔㄣˊ ㄔㄣˊ fan1 fan1 cam4 cam4 (idiom) dizzy
- 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu ㄆㄛˋ ㄈㄨˇ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄡ po3 fu2 cam4 zau1 lit. to break the cauldrons and sink the boats (idiom); fig. to cut off one's means of retreat
- 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi ㄕˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄞˇ sek6 cam4 daai6 hoi2 lit. to throw a stone and see it sink without trace in the sea (idiom)
- 雁杳鱼沉 雁杳魚沈 yàn yǎo yú chén ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ngaan6 miu5 jyu4 cam4 without news from sb (idiom)
- 鱼沉雁杳 魚沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo ㄩˊ ㄔㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄠˇ jyu4 cam4 ngaan6 miu5 lit. the fish swam away into the depths, the goose vanished in the distance (idiom)
- 浮出水面 fú chū shuǐ miàn ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ fau4 ceot1 seoi2 min6 to float up (idiom); to become evident
- 浮光掠影 fú guāng lüè yǐng ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄌㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄥˇ fau4 gwong1 loek6 jing2 flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
- 浮家泛宅 fú jiā fàn zhái ㄈㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄈㄢˋ ㄓㄞˊ fau4 gaa1 faan3 zaak6 lit. to live on a boat
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- 浮云朝露 浮雲朝露 fú yún zhāo lù ㄈㄨˊ ㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄠ ㄌㄨˋ fau4 wan4 ziu1 lou6 floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence
- 轻浪浮薄 輕浪浮薄 qīng làng fú bó ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄤˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄅㄛˊ hing1 long6 fau4 bok6 (idiom) frivolous
- 人浮于事 人浮於事 rén fú yú shì ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jan4 fau4 jyu1 si6 more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth