沸 (fèi) — to boil
Definition
沸 (fèi) means 'to boil' and is used in formal or literary writing, almost always paired with 腾 as 沸腾 ('boiling') or following 烧 as 烧沸. The everyday spoken word for boiling water is 烧开 or 煮.
verb
to boil
Examples
- 沸，。Shuǐ shāo fèi le, kě yǐ pào chá le.The water has boiled; we can make tea now.
- 。Guō lǐ zhǔ de tāng zhèng zài fèi téng.The soup in the pot is boiling.
- 沸。Shuǐ shāo fèi hòu fàng miàn tiáo.Put the noodles in after the water comes to a boil.
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