Meaning
to soar; to gallop; to rise; to prance; to hover; to move out
Chinese: 升起、跳跃，也表示空出。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “teng” becomes a different word in each tone. 腾 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again; to torment sb; to play crazy
- 沸腾fèi téng(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned
- 热腾腾rè téng téngsteaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic; (fig.) excited
- 腾出téng chūto make (some time or space) available (for sb)
- 腾空téng kōngto rise into the air; to become airborne
Example Sentence
锅里的水开了，腾起一阵阵热气。Guō lǐ de shuǐ kāi le, téng qǐ yí zhèn zhèn rè qì.The water in the pot boiled, sending up bursts of steam.
锅Guōpot里lǐinside的deof水shuǐShui ethnic group开kāito open (transitive or int了le(completed action)，腾téng(bound form) to gallop起qǐto rise一阵yí zhèna burst阵zhèndisposition of troops热气rè qìsteam。