腾跃 (téng yuè) — to prance; to leap (of animals); to soar; to rise sharply (of prices, spirits, etc.)

Definition

Literary verb meaning to leap or soar — used for animals prancing and for prices or spirits rising sharply. Mostly written; in spoken Chinese use simpler verbs like 跳 or 涨.

verb
to pranceto leap (of animals)to soarto rise sharply (of prices, spirits, etc.)

Examples

  • 腾跃。
    Mǎ zài cǎo yuán shàng téng yuè.
    The horse prances on the grassland.
  • 腾跃，。
    Zuì jìn wù jià téng yuè, shēng huó chéng běn tí gāo le.
    Prices have risen sharply lately, increasing the cost of living.
  • ，腾跃，。
    Tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xi, tā xīn qíng téng yuè, xīng fèn bù yǐ.
    Upon hearing this news, his spirits soared and he was overjoyed.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

腾téngsoar
跃yuèjump

腾 and 跃 both express upward leaping, together meaning to prance or rise sharply.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 躍; 跃 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
翟
翟zhái躍yuè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 躍 pairs 足 (foot) with 翟, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 跃 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the original components.

Open 跃 →

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