xuánfú

悬浮

Word · VerbTraditional懸浮

suspend; float; hover

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Meanings

2 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to suspend; to remain suspended (of solid particles in a fluid, neither rising nor sinking)

technical

Technical term used in physics, chemistry, and engineering to describe colloidal suspensions or particulate matter in liquids/gases.

Yóu油
lǐ里
hán含
yǒu有
xuán悬
fú浮
wù物
zhì质
 。

The oil contains suspended matter.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
yè液
tǐ体
kě可
yǐ以
bǎo保
chí持
gù固
tǐ体
xuán悬
fú浮
zhuàng状
tài态
 。

This liquid can maintain a solid suspension.

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Shuǐ水
zhōng中
de的
xuán悬
fú浮
kē颗
lì粒
xū需
yào要
guò过
lǜ滤
 。

The suspended particles in the water need to be filtered out.

2.

verb

to float; to hover; to hang in the air

General usage for objects floating in air or space, often implying a stationary or slow-moving suspension.

Huī灰
chén尘
xuán悬
fú浮
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
 。

Dust floats in the air.

Yún云
duǒ朵
xuán悬
fú浮
zài在
lán蓝
tiān天
shàng上
 。

Clouds float in the blue sky.

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Fēi飞
chuán船
xuán悬
fú浮
zài在
hǎi海
miàn面
shàng上
kōng空
 。

The spacecraft hovered above the sea surface.