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腾

téng

HSK 6 Character Traditional 騰

What 腾 means

1. bound formto gallop; to prance
2. bound formto soar; to hover
3. to make room; to clear out; to vacate
4. (verb suffix indicating repeated action)

Example sentences

• 腾一下地方。
  Move over.
• 水沸腾后变为蒸汽。
  Shuǐ fèiténg hòu biànwéi zhēngqì.
  Water turns into steam when it is boiled.
• 龙是中国的文化图腾。
  Lóng shì Zhōngguó de wénhuà túténg.
  The dragon is one of the cultural emblems of China.
• 我想要杯热腾腾的茶。
  I'd like a steaming hot cup of tea.
• 水在摄氏100度沸腾。
  Water boils at 100 degrees.
• 听到这个让我感觉热血沸腾。
  Tīngdào zhège ràng wǒ gǎnjué rèxuèfèiténg.
  It made my blood boil to hear that.

Words starting with 腾

• 腾出téng chūto make (some time or space) available (for sb)
• 腾飞téng fēilit. to fly upwards swiftly; fig. rapid advance; rapidly developing (situation)
• 腾空téng kōngto rise into the air; to become airborne
• 腾腾téng téngsteaming; scathing
• 腾讯Téng xùnTencent, Chinese tech conglomerate, founded in 1998
• 腾挪téng nuóto move; to shift; to move out of the way
• 腾越téng yuèto jump over; to vault; to soar over
• 腾出手téng chū shǒuto get one's hands free (to do sth else)
• 腾格里Téng gé lǐTengri, the sky god in Mongolic and Turkic mythology
• 腾冲市Téng chōng ShìTengchong, a county-level city in Baoshan City 保山市
• 腾空而起téng kōng ér qǐ(idiom) to rise into the air
• 腾格里沙漠Téng gé lǐ Shā mòTengger Desert, located in Inner Mongolia and Ningxia
• 腾骧téng xiāng(literary) to gallop; to charge forward
• 腾冲Téng chōngsee 腾冲市

Words containing 腾

• 折腾zhē tengto toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly); to repeat sth over and over again…
• 沸腾fèi téng(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up
• 奔腾bēn téng(of waves) to surge forward; to roll on in waves; to gallop
• 翻腾fān téng(of water, waves, emotions etc) to churn; to surge; to seethe; to somersault; to tumble…
• 热气腾腾rè qì téng téngpiping hot
• 图腾tú téngtotem (loanword)
• 热血沸腾rè xuè fèi téng(idiom) to be fired up; to have one's blood racing…
• 升腾shēng téngto rise; to ascend; to leap up
• 热腾腾rè téng téngsteaming hot; (fig.) bustling; hectic
• 闹腾nào tengto disturb; to create confusion; to make a din
• 欢腾huān téngjubilation; great celebration
• 扑腾pū teng(onomatopoeia) thud; flutter; flop
• 蒸腾zhēng téng(of a vapor etc) to rise; to hang in the air
• 慢腾腾màn téng téngleisurely; unhurried; sluggish
• 倒腾dǎo tengto move; to shift; to exchange
• 杀气腾腾shā qì téng téngferocious; murderous-looking
• 飞黄腾达Fēi huáng téng dálit. the divine steed Feihuang gallops (idiom); fig. to achieve meteoric success in one's…
• 泡腾pào téngto bubble; to fizz; to effervesce
• 绕腾rào tengto run a long way around; fig. to speak vaguely around the topic without getting to the…
• 飞腾fēi téngto fly swiftly upward; to soar
• 泡腾片pào téng piàneffervescent tablet
• 符腾堡Fú téng bǎoWürttemberg, region of southwest Germany, former state around Stuttgart 斯图加特
• 马化腾Mǎ Huà téngMa Huateng aka Pony Ma (1971-), Chinese business magnate, CEO of Tencent
• 博斯腾湖Bó sī téng HúBosten Lake in Xinjiang

Characters built on 月

These share the phonetic component 月 (yuè), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 朋péngfriend
• 胜shèngvictory; success; to beat
• 膨péngswollen
• 滕Téngvassal state of Zhou in Shandong; surname Teng
• 朦méngused in 朦胧
• 塍chéngraised path between fields

Characters that look like 腾

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 暗àndark; to turn dark; secret; hidden
• 腰yāothe waist and lower back; (bound form) kidney of an animal (as food)…
• 僚liáobureaucrat; colleague
• 琚jūornamental gems for belt
• 腈jīngacrylic
• 傣DǎiDai ethnic group

Sounds the same

Read téng, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 疼(it) hurts; sore; to love dearly
• 藤rattan; cane; vine
• 滕vassal state of Zhou in Shandong; surname Teng
• 誊to transcribe; to copy out
• 螣flying dragon
• 縢bind; cord; tie up
• 邆(used in place names)