沸
腾

(of a liquid) to boil in Chinese: 沸腾 (fèi téng)

fèi téng

(of a liquid) to boil

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 沸騰1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(of a liquid) to boil
  2. 2(of sentiments etc) to boil over
  3. 3to flare up
  4. 4to be impassioned

Stroke order

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沸
腾

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄟˋ

fèi

ㄈ/ fㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄥˊ

téng

ㄊ/ tㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

沸腾

Simplified

沸騰

Traditional

Example sentences

See 沸腾 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 锅里的水已经沸腾了。

    guō lǐ de shuǐ yǐ jīng fèi téng le。

    The water in the pot is already boiling.

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Related words

腾

téng

(bound form) to gallop

折腾

zhē teng

to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)

热腾腾

rè téng téng

steaming hot

沸沸扬扬

fèi fèi yáng yáng

bubbling and gurgling

费劲

fèi jìn

to require effort

分辨

fēn biàn

to distinguish

分寸

fēn cun

propriety

分担

fēn dān

to share (a burden, a cost, a responsibility)

分割

fēn gē

to cut up

分红

fēn hóng

dividend

分化

fēn huà

to split apart

分量

fēn liàng

(vector) component

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