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腾空而起

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4-character word Traditional 騰空而起

What 腾空而起 means

1. idiomto rise into the air

The characters in 腾空而起

• 腾téng(bound form) to gallop; to prance; (bound form) to soar; to hover; to make room…
• 空kōngempty; air; sky
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 起qǐto rise; to raise; to get up

Example sentences

• 一团尘土与瓦砾腾空而起，在空中盘旋了数分钟。
  A cloud of dust and debris rose and lingered in the sky for a few minutes afterward.