piāo
liú

common
verb

Meaning of 漂流

漂流 means to drift on water; to float downstream; to roam; to wander; to lead a drifting life. Pronounced piāo liú.

  • to drift on water; to float downstream
  • to roam; to wander; to lead a drifting life

Definitions & Examples

Qiū
tiān
 
miàn
shàng
piāo
liú
zhe
duō
luò
 

In autumn, many fallen leaves drift on the river surface.

men
chéng
yán沿
zhe
Cháng
Jiāng
piāo
liú
 
jìn
xíng
xué
kǎo
chá
 

They rode a raft drifting along the Yangtze River to conduct scientific research.

zhī
xiǎo
chuán
zài
píng
jìng
de
miàn
shàng
piāo
liú
 

That small boat drifts on the calm surface of the lake.