fleeting life; to float and grow
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
fleeting life; illusory existence
literaryA philosophical term expressing a pessimistic or detached view that human life is transient and insubstantial, like a dream or floating duckweed.
Fú浮
shēng生
ruò若
mèng梦
，
wéi为
huān欢
jǐ几
hé何
？
Our fleeting life is like a dream; how many moments of joy are there?
Tā他
zài在
shī诗
zhōng中
gǎn感
kǎi慨
fú浮
shēng生
zhī之
duǎn短
zàn暂
。
In his poem, he lamented the brevity of fleeting life.
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Kàn看
pò破
fú浮
shēng生
，
guī归
yǐn隐
shān山
lín林
。
Having seen through the illusoriness of life, he retreated to the mountains and forests.
verb
to float and grow; to live on the water surface
literaryA literal, biological description, most commonly used for aquatic plants like duckweed.
Chí池
táng塘
zhōng中
fú浮
shēng生
zhe着
yī一
piàn片
lǜ绿
píng萍
。
A patch of green duckweed floats and grows in the pond.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
zhí植
wù物
fú浮
shēng生
zài在
shuǐ水
miàn面
，
méi没
yǒu有
gēn根
xì系
shēn深
rù入
ní泥
tǔ土
。
This plant floats and grows on the water surface, with no roots reaching into the soil.