Chinese word dictionary

沸腾

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

Practice word

Word information

Simplified沸腾

Traditional沸騰

Pinyinfèiténg

Part of speech动

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.06

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

腾téng

to fly, to soar; to gallop, to prance; rising, steaming

How to learn 沸腾

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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沸沸扬扬fèifèiyángyáng

bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz

热腾腾rèténgténg

steaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited; stirred up; (fig.) created only a short time before; freshly minted; hot off the press; (coll.) also pr. [re4 teng1 teng1]

腾téng

(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (verb suffix indicating repeated action)

折腾zhēteng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy; to squander (time, money)