腾 téng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- ⺼ — meat, flesh
- Made of
- 朕 the royal "we", for imperial use 马 horse
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
腾
téng
to rise; to leap; to free up
Character
Example phrases
- 政府要求医院临时腾出一整层病房，用于接收灾区伤员。 Zhèngfǔ yāoqiú yīyuàn línshí téng chū yì zhěng céng bìngfáng, yòng yú jiēshōu zāiqū shāngyuán. The government required the hospital to temporarily free up an entire floor of wards to receive the injured from the disaster area.
- 你先腾点时间，我们好好商量这件事。 Nǐ xiān téng diǎn shíjiān, wǒmen hǎohǎo shāngliang zhè jiàn shì. Free up some time first, and let's discuss this matter properly.
- 他把小房间腾出来给客人们住。 Tā bǎ xiǎo fángjiān téng chūlái gěi kèrénmen zhù. He cleared out the small room for the guests to stay in.
Related words
- 沸腾 fèiténg to boil; to seethe; to be in an uproar
- 热腾腾 rèténgténg steaming hot
- 折腾 zhēteng to toss about; to trouble; to torment; to busy oneself with
- 沾 zhān to touch; to be stained with; to benefit from association
- 驮 tuó to carry on the back
- 屹立 yìlì to stand tall; to tower; to stand firm
- 耸 sǒng to shrug; to raise
- 一举一动 yìjǔyídòng every move; every action
- 阻拦 zǔlán to obstruct; to block; to stop
- 左顾右盼 zuǒgùyòupàn to look around anxiously or hesitantly
- 遮盖 zhēgài to cover; to conceal
- 遮挡 zhēdǎng to block; to obstruct; to shelter