浮而不实 — “Superficial and lacking substance”
浮而不实 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Superficial and lacking substance”. Shallow and impractical; flashy but hollow. Literally, “floating and not solid/real”.
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他的学习方式总是浮而不实，只追求表面的分数，从不深入思考问题。
His study methods are always superficial and lacking substance, only pursuing surface-level scores without deep critical thinking.
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More idioms starting with 浮
- fú浮yī一dà大bó瓟drink a large goblet of wine
- fú浮yī一dà大bái白Drink a large cup of wine
- fú浮yún云fù富guì贵regard wealth and status as fleeting clouds
- fú浮yún云zhāo朝lù露fleeting and transient life
- fú浮yún云yì翳rì日Malicious influences temporarily obscure truth
- fú浮yún云bì蔽rì日evil overshadows good
- fú浮yǐ以dà大bái白Drink a large cup of wine
- fú浮guāng光lüè掠yǐng影a fleeting glimpse
- fú浮guāng光lüè略yǐng影superficial observation
- fú浮guāng光yuè跃jīn金shimmering golden light on rippling water
- fú浮míng名bó薄lì利fleeting fame, meager profit
- fú浮míng名xū虚lì利illusory fame and empty gain
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Open the tool →Questions about 浮而不实
What does 浮而不实 mean?
浮而不实 (fú ér bù shí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Superficial and lacking substance”.
How do you pronounce 浮而不实?
浮而不实 is pronounced fú ér bù shí in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 浮而不实 literally mean?
Literally, 浮而不实 means “floating and not solid/real”. It is used to mean “Superficial and lacking substance”.
What is the Chinese definition of 浮而不实?
形容知识浅薄，基础不扎实；形容作风浮泛，不深入不踏实。