沸 fèi
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 弗 not, negative
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
沸沸扬扬
fèifèiyángyáng
widely discussed; causing a stir
Characters in this word
扬 yáng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 昜 bright, glorious
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这起数据泄露事件被媒体炒得沸沸扬扬，监管部门不得不介入调查。 Zhè qǐ shùjù xièlù shìjiàn bèi méitǐ chǎo de fèifèiyángyáng, jiānguǎn bùmén bùdébù jièrù diàochá. This data-leak incident was hyped up so much by the media that regulators had to intervene and investigate.
- 学校要取消运动会的消息传得沸沸扬扬。 Xuéxiào yào qǔxiāo yùndònghuì de xiāoxi chuán de fèifèiyángyáng. The news that the school would cancel the sports day spread and caused a big stir.
- 这件事闹得沸沸扬扬，连我奶奶都听说了。 Zhè jiàn shì nào de fèifèiyángyáng, lián wǒ nǎinai dōu tīngshuō le. This matter caused such a stir that even my grandmother heard about it.
Related words
- 沸腾 fèiténg to boil; to seethe; to be in an uproar
- 表扬 biǎoyáng to praise
- 得意扬扬 déyìyángyáng smug; self-satisfied; triumphant
- 发扬 fāyáng to carry forward; to develop
- 发扬光大 fāyángguāngdà to carry forward and further develop
- 弘扬 hóngyáng to promote; to carry forward
- 飘扬 piāoyáng to flutter; to fly in the wind
- 宣扬 xuānyáng to promote; to advocate; to publicise
- 扬 yáng to raise; to spread; to make known
- 抑扬顿挫 yìyángdùncuò cadenced; rhythmically modulated
- 赞扬 zànyáng to praise; to commend
- 张扬 zhāngyáng to make public; showy; ostentatious