HSK · Level 71
75 words
Chinese word
浮力
Pronunciation
Pinyinfú lì
Meaning
- nounbuoyancy
Example
游泳的时候，浮力会让你漂在水面上。yóu yǒng de shí hòu fú lì huì ràng nǐ piāo zài shuǐ miàn shàng
When swimming, buoyancy keeps you floating on the surface of the water.
More examples
工程师计算了浮力来设计船体形状。gōng chéng shī jì suàn le fú lì lái shè jì chuán tǐ xíng zhuàng
The engineer calculated buoyancy to design the hull's shape.
Core concept
An upward push from a liquid that balances an object's weight and keeps it from sinking.
Common phrases
利用浮力lì yòng fú lì
use buoyancy
失去浮力shī qù fú lì
lose buoyancy
浮力公式fú lì gōng shì
buoyancy formula
Similar words
密度mì dù: The amount of matter contained in each unit of volume.
质量zhì liàng: The quantity of matter contained in an object.
体积tǐ jī: The space occupied by an object, measured by its size.
重力zhòng lì: The natural force that draws an object toward Earth or another celestial body.
Definition in Chinese
液体对浸入物体的支持作用，表现为使物体不下沉的向上的力。yè tǐ duì jìn rù wù tǐ de zhī chí zuò yòng biǎo xiàn wèi shǐ wù tǐ bú xià chén de xiàng shàng de lì
Word origin
浮力 (fúlì, "buoyancy") combines 浮 (fú, "float") with 力 (lì, "force"), making the word's central image transparent.
Usage tips
- In casual conversation, speakers often describe the result directly, while this noun is useful when explaining the physical cause.
Opposites
- 重力zhòng lìgravitynoun