翻腾

翻騰

fānténg

verb #28,366

Meanings

1 to churn
2 to surge
3 to tumble
4 to rummage through

Characters

to flip; to overturn; to turn over

to soar; to surge; to rise

Examples

大海波涛翻腾，波浪滔天。

Dàhǎi bōtāo fānténg, bōlàng tāotiān.

The waves of the sea churned and surged sky-high.

他心里翻腾着各种念头。

Tā xīnlǐ fānténg zhe gèzhǒng niàntou.

All sorts of thoughts were surging through his mind.

她翻腾了半天终于找到了那本书。

Tā fānténg le bàntiān zhōngyú zhǎodào le nà běn shū.

She rummaged around for a long time and finally found the book.

Tips

usage

翻腾 has three distinct uses: (1) physical churning of water or objects; (2) emotional turbulence (心里翻腾); (3) rummaging through things. Context makes the meaning clear.

Stroke Order

翻 fān

腾 téng