腾出 (téng chū) — to vacate, to clear out (a physical space) by moving things out; to set aside, to free up (time or resources)
Definition
腾出 means to free up something already occupied — a room, a desk, time, or money — by moving or shifting what is there. Often used with time/space nouns like 时间, 房间, 钱.
verb
to vacateto clear out (a physical space) by moving things outto set asideto free up (time or resources)
Examples
- 腾出？Nǐ néng bù néng téng chū yì zhāng zhuō zi gěi xīn tóng shì?Can you clear out a desk for the new colleague?
- 腾出。Wǒ měi tiān dōu huì téng chū bàn xiǎo shí lái xué yīng yǔ.I set aside half an hour every day to study English.
- ，腾出。Wèi le jǔ bàn zhǎn lǎn, tā men téng chū le yì zhěng céng lóu.To hold an exhibition, they vacated an entire floor.
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