沸腾 fèiténg to boil
(of a liquid) to boil; (of sentiments etc) to boil over; to flare up; to be impassioned
怎么记住“沸腾”: 沸 to boil + 腾 to fly = to boil.
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用法
- 'To boil; to seethe, run high' - 水沸腾了 (shuǐ fèiténg le) the water is boiling.
- Figurative and common: 热血沸腾 (rèxuè fèiténg) blood boiling with excitement; 群情沸腾 crowds in a fervor.
- The 'seething with emotion/excitement' sense is very frequent.
例句
- 水沸腾后变为蒸汽。 Shuǐ fèiténg hòu biànwèi zhēngqì.Water steams when it boils.