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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 vacate, to 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.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

腾téngmake room
出chūout

腾 conveys making space, and 出 shows moving outward.

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 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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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

出 combines 止 (foot) and 凵 (cave) to show a foot stepping out of a cave.

Open 出 →
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