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What does 漂流 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

漂流 piāoliú

to drift; to float

It can also mean

  • rafting
  • (literary) to wander; to lead a roving life

Its characters

  1. 漂 piāo to float
  2. 流 liú to spread

In a sentence

小船顺着河水漂流。 The little boat drifted along with the river.

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