- 漂流者 piāoliúzhě castawaya person who has been shipwrecked or stranded
- 漂流物 piāoliúwù flotsamany object drifting or floating in a body of water such as a river, lake, or sea; drifter
- 长江漂流 chángjiāngpiāoliú Yangtze River raftingrafting or drifting along the Yangtze River, often referring to competitive or exploratory expeditions
- 黄河漂流 huánghépiāoliú rafting on the Yellow Riverthe activity of rafting or floating down the Yellow River
- 漂流瓶 piāoliúpíng message in a bottlea bottle containing a written message thrown into the sea
- 漂流木 piāoliúmù driftwoodwood that has been washed onto a shore or is floating on a body of water
