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浮动

fúdòng

to fluctuate; to float

Floats bobbing on waves, one high and one lower
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Characters in this word

浮 fú

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 孚 to brood over eggs
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

动 dòng

Strokes
6
Radical
力 — strength, power
Made of
云 cloud 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 最近菜价浮动很大,今天贵明天便宜。 Zuìjìn càijià fúdòng hěn dà, jīntiān guì míngtiān piányi. Vegetable prices have been fluctuating a lot lately: expensive today, cheap tomorrow.
  • 工资里有一部分会随业绩上下浮动。 Gōngzī lǐ yǒu yí bùfen huì suí yèjì shàngxià fúdòng. Part of the salary moves up and down with performance.
  • 汇率每天都在小幅浮动。 Huìlǜ měi tiān dōu zài xiǎofú fúdòng. The exchange rate fluctuates slightly every day.

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