Chinese word dictionary

沸沸扬扬

fèifèiyángyáng · bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz

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Word information

Simplified沸沸扬扬

Traditional沸沸揚揚

Pinyinfèifèiyángyáng

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

沸fèi

to boil, to bubble up, to gush

沸fèi

to boil, to bubble up, to gush

扬yáng

to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

扬yáng

to flutter, to wave; to hoist, to raise; to praise

How to learn 沸沸扬扬

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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to praise; to commend

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variant of 得意洋洋[de2 yi4 yang2 yang2]

发扬fāyáng

to develop; to make full use of

发扬光大fāyáng-guāngdà

to develop and promote; to carry forward; to bring to great height of development

沸腾fèiténg

(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned

弘扬hóngyáng

to enhance; to promote; to enrich