欢腾 (huān téng) — jubilation | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A vivid noun for a scene of widespread, noisy joy and celebration — more emphatic than 高兴 or 快乐, evoking a whole crowd in motion (often used with 充满 / 沉浸).

noun

jubilation

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Examples

欢腾。
Zhěng gè chéng shì dōu chén jìn zài huān téng zhī zhōng.
The entire city was immersed in jubilation.
，欢腾。
Bǐ sài shèng lì hòu, rén men yí piàn huān téng.
After the victory of the competition, there was a scene of jubilation.
，欢腾。
Xīn nián wǎn huì shàng, chōng mǎn le huān téng hé xiào shēng.
The New Year's party was full of jubilation and laughter.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“欢” (joyful) and “腾” (leap) express joyous leaping.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 歡; 欢 is its simplified writing.

雚欠歡

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

雚

雚guàn歡huān

Same sound today

The traditional form 歡 uses 雚 for the sound and 欠 for the meaning; the simplified 欢 is a later shorthand, so its parts do not carry that history.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 騰; 腾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

馬馬mǎhorse

Sound part声符shēngfú

朕

朕zhèn騰téng

The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 騰 pairs 馬 (horse) with 朕 as a sound part; it described a horse's gallop or prance. The simplified 腾 is a later shorthand.

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