热
腾
腾

Steaming hot in Chinese: 热腾腾 (rè téng téng)

rè téng téng

steaming hot

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 熱騰騰1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1steaming hot
  2. 2(fig.) bustling
  3. 3hectic
  4. 4(fig.) excited
  5. 5stirred up
  6. 6(fig.) created only a short time before
  7. 7freshly minted
  8. 8hot off the press
  9. 9(coll.) also pr. [rè tēng tēng]

Stroke order

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热
腾
腾

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄜˋ

rè

ㄖ/ rㄜ/ eˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄥˊ

téng

ㄊ/ tㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄊㄥˊ

téng

ㄊ/ tㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

热腾腾

Simplified

熱騰騰

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 桌上摆着一碗热腾腾的面条。

    zhuō shàng bǎi zhe yì wǎn rè téng téng de miàn tiáo。

    On the table sits a bowl of steaming hot noodles.

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Related words

热

rè

to warm up

腾

téng

(bound form) to gallop

热情

rè qíng

cordial

热闹

rè nao

bustling with noise and excitement

热爱

rè ài

to love ardently

热烈

rè liè

enthusiastic

热心

rè xīn

enthusiastic

加热

jiā rè

to heat

热量

rè liàng

heat

热门

rè mén

popular

热点

rè diǎn

hot spot

热水

rè shuǐ

hot water

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