沉浮

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Chinese

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submerge; immerse; sink
submerge; immerse; sink; deep; profound; to lower; to drop
 
to float
trad. (沉浮)
simp. #(沉浮)
alternative forms 沈浮
anagram 浮沉

Pronunciation

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Verb

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沉浮

  1. to sink and emerge in water
  2. (figurative) to go up and down; to drift along
    宦海沉浮  ―  huànhǎichénfú  ―  ups and downs of officialdom

Derived terms

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