沉 浮

chén fúdictionary entry

lit. sinking and floating / to bob up and down on water / ebb and flow / fig. rise and fall / ups and downs of fortune / vicissitudes

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Original source entry:

沉浮 沉浮 [chen2 fu2] /lit. sinking and floating/to bob up and down on water/ebb and flow/fig. rise and fall/ups and downs of fortune/vicissitudes/

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沉
chén
to submerge / to immerse / to sink / to keep down / to lower / to drop / deep / profound / heavy
浮
fú
to float / superficial / floating / unstable / movable / provisional / temporary / transient / impetuous / hollow / inflated / to exceed / superfluous / excessive / surplus

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