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翻腾

翻騰
fānténg
verb #28,366

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
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.
HSK 7-9
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.
HSK 7-9
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.

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