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沉浮
沉
浮
chén
fú
word #32,088
verb
lit. sinking and floating
to bob up and down on water
ebb and flow
fig. rise and fall
ups and downs of fortune
vicissitudes
Related words
下沉
xià chén
to sink down
沉
chén
variant of 沉[chen2]
沉没
chén mò
to sink
沉船
chén chuán
shipwreck
兴衰
xīng shuāi
prosperity and decline (of a kingdom)
大起大落
dà qǐ dà luò
(of market prices etc) to rapidly fluctuate (idiom)
生机
shēng jī
opportunity to live; hope of success
一技之长
yī jì zhī cháng
proficiency in a particular field (idiom)
Found in idioms
与世沉浮
yú shì chén fú
沉浮俯仰
chén fú fǔ yǎng
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