沉浮 in English chen2 fu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) sinking and floating
  • to bob up and down on water
  • ebb and flow
  • metaphorically rise and fall
  • ups and downs of fortune
  • vicissitudes

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Pinyin

chen2 fu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

chen2see 黑沉沉[hei1 chen1 chen1] fu2to float