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Hanzi

騰 / 腾

Traditional
騰
Simplified
腾

(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)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 8

Pinyin

téng

Bopomofo

ㄊㄥˊ

Jyutping

tang4

Example sentences

奔騰 / 奔腾 bēnténg
萬馬奔騰的景象十分壯觀。
万马奔腾的景象十分壮观。

The sight of ten thousand galloping horses is very spectacular.

千軍萬馬 / 千军万马 qiānjūnwànmǎ
這部電影戰爭場面宏大，有如千軍萬馬在奔騰。
这部电影战争场面宏大，有如千军万马在奔腾。

The war scene in this movie is grand, like thousands of troops and horses galloping.

折騰 / 折腾 zhēteng
他被這場病折騰得不輕。
他被这场病折腾得不轻。

He was tormented quite a bit by this illness.

圖騰 / 图腾 túténg
這個部落把老鷹視為守護家族的圖騰。
这个部落把老鹰视为守护家族的图腾。

This tribe regards the eagle as a totem representing protection for the family.

歡騰 / 欢腾 huānténg
球隊奪冠後，城市充滿歡騰的氣氛。
球队夺冠后，城市充满欢腾的气氛。

After the team won the championship, the city was filled with a jubilant atmosphere.

沸騰 / 沸腾 fèiténg
鍋裡的水已經沸騰了。
锅里的水已经沸腾了。

The water in the pot is already boiling.

蒸氣 / 蒸气 zhēngqì
水沸騰時，白色蒸氣從鍋裡飄出，廚房很快暖和起來。
水沸腾时，白色蒸气从锅里飘出，厨房很快暖和起来。

When the water boils, white vapor drifts out of the pot, and the kitchen soon becomes warm.

翻騰 / 翻腾 fānténg
湯在鍋裡不停翻騰，蒸氣充滿了廚房。
汤在锅里不停翻腾，蒸气充满了厨房。

The hot soup kept roiling in the pot, and steam quickly filled the kitchen.

升騰 / 升腾 shēngténg
清晨的炊煙緩緩升騰，村莊也逐漸甦醒。
清晨的炊烟缓缓升腾，村庄也逐渐苏醒。

The smoke from the cooking fires rose slowly, and the village gradually woke up.

Example Vocabulary

奔騰

ben1'teng2

to surge forward; to gallop

折騰

zhe1'teng

to toss and turn; to torment; to do something over and over again; to waste (money/time)

騰訊

倒騰

dao3'teng2

圖騰

tu2'teng2

totem; emblem representing a group or belief

歡騰

huan1'teng2

jubilant; exuberant and full of lively joy

沸騰

fei4'teng2

to boil; to seethe

翻騰

fan1'teng2

to roil; to churn; to toss and turn

克什克騰旗

升騰

sheng1'teng2

to rise high; to soar upward

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