Chinese word

沸腾

Pronunciation

Pinyinfèi téng

Meaning

  • verbboil

Example

水很快就会沸腾。shuǐ hěn kuài jiù huì fèi téng

The water will boil soon.

Illustration for 沸腾 (boil)

More examples

听到这个消息，观众的情绪都沸腾了。tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī guān zhòng de qíng xù dōu fèi téng le

When they heard the news, the audience's emotions ran high.

Core concept

Heat drives bubbles upward until the whole surface is in energetic motion, a pattern echoed by a suddenly excited atmosphere.

Common phrases

  • 水沸腾shuǐ fèi téng

    water boils

  • 气氛沸腾qì fēn fèi téng

    the atmosphere gets excited

  • 心中沸腾xīn zhōng fèi téng

    feel stirred up inside

Similar words

烧开shāo kāi: Heat a liquid until it boils and bubbles rise from the surface.
煮沸zhǔ fèi: Heat a liquid fully until continuous boiling begins.
翻腾fān téng: Move and churn fiercely while forming or carrying many bubbles.
激动jī dòng: Grow intensely emotional, with strong feelings surging upward.

Definition in Chinese

液体温度升高到反复产生并上浮气泡、表面翻腾不息的过程，延伸为情绪或气氛迅速高涨。yè tǐ wēn dù shēng gāo dào fǎn fù chǎn shēng bìng shàng fú qì pào biǎo miàn fān téng bù xī de guò chéng yán shēn wèi qíng xù huò qì fēn xùn sù gāo zhǎng

Word origin

沸 (fèi, "boil") names bubbling liquid, while 腾 (téng, "rise") adds the sense of movement upward, forming a vivid compound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this word usually suggests a strong surge in group energy, so it sounds more dramatic than a mild statement that people are happy.

Other meanings

  • boilingnoun
  • get excitedverb

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