腾 (téng) — to make room; to clear out; to vacate; (bound form) to gallop; to prance; to soar; (verb suffix) indicating repeated or agitated action (as in 折腾, 倒腾)
Definition
腾 (téng) is mainly used in set words like 腾空, 腾飞, 折腾. In modern use 腾出 means 'to make room / vacate' — a neutral everyday verb. The galloping/soaring sense is literary and bound.
verb
to make roomto clear outto vacate(bound form) to gallopto pranceto soar(verb suffix) indicating repeated or agitated action (as in 折腾, 倒腾)
Examples
- 。Wǒ men téng chū yì diǎn shí jiān lái kāi huì.We'll make a little time to have a meeting.
- 。Fēi jī téng kōng ér qǐ.The plane soared into the sky.
- 。Jiāng shuǐ zài fān téng.The river water is seething and churning.
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