腾空 (téng kōng) — to vacate, to clear out (a space) by emptying it

Definition

verb
to vacateto clear out (a space) by emptying it

Examples

  • ，腾空。
    Bān jiā zhī qián, wǒ men xiān bǎ fáng zi téng kōng le.
    Before moving, we first cleared out the house.
  • 腾空。
    Qǐng bǎ zhè ge shū jià téng kōng chū lái.
    Please empty out this bookshelf.
  • 腾空。
    Wǒ xū yào téng kōng yí gè chōu ti fàng xīn wén jiàn.
    I need to clear out a drawer to put new documents.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

腾téngclear
空kōngempty

腾 means to clear or move out, and 空 states the result of being empty.

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.

Open 腾 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
穴穴xuécave, hole
Sound part声符shēngfú
工
工gōng空kōng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

空 is built from 穴, a cave or hole, and 工, which gives the sound.

Open 空 →

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