Chinese word dictionary

滚沸

gǔn fèi · (of a liquid) to boil

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Word information

Simplified滚沸

Traditional滾沸

Pinyingǔn fèi

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

滚gǔn

to boil, to roll, to turn

沸fèi

to boil, to bubble up, to gush

How to learn 滚沸

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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Words with the same characters

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滚gǔn

to boil; to roll; to take a hike; Get lost!

摇滚yáo gǔn

rock 'n' roll (music); to rock; to fall off

沸沸扬扬fèifèiyángyáng

bubbling and gurgling; hubbubing; abuzz

沸腾fèiténg

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

滚动gǔndòng

to roll; (to do sth) in a loop; to scroll (computing); to progressively expand (economics); to rumble (of thunder)