沸沸扬扬

沸沸揚揚

fèifèiyángyáng

idiom HSK 7-9 #28,736

Meanings

1 much talked about
2 creating a big stir
3 abuzz with discussion

Characters

to spread; to raise

Examples

HSK 3

网上沸沸扬扬地讨论这个话题。

Wǎngshàng fèifèiyángyáng de tǎolùn zhège huàtí.

This topic is being discussed heatedly online.

HSK 4

这件事闹得沸沸扬扬。

Zhè jiàn shì nào de fèifèiyángyáng.

This matter has caused a huge stir.

Tips

memory

沸 (boiling) + 扬 (to spread) - imagine boiling water bubbling and spreading steam everywhere. That is what heated public discussion looks like.

Stroke Order

沸 fèi

扬 yáng