浮沉

shì tú fú chén

仕途浮沉

the ups and downs in officialdom

huàn hǎi fú chén

宦海浮沉

ups and downs of an official career in old times

rén shēng fú chén

人生浮沉

vicissitudes of one's life

yǔ shì fú chén

与世浮沉

follow the trend

suī rán tā jīng lì fú chén dàn wǒ shǐ zhōng xiāng xìn tā zǒng yǒu yī tiān huì chéng gōng de

虽然他经历浮沉，但我始终相信他总有一天会成功的。

Though he had ups and downs, I believed all along that he would succeed someday.

gǔ jià suí zhe diàn yǐng yè de fú chén ér zhǎng diē

股价随着电影业的浮沉而涨跌。

The share price tends to follow the changing fortunes of the film industry.