fèi
沸
boil; seethe; noisy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesverb
to boil; to seethe
Most commonly used for water or other liquids reaching their boiling point.
Shuǐ水
shāo烧
kāi开
hòu后
huì会
fèi沸
téng腾
。
Water will boil after being heated until it boils.
Guō锅
lǐ里
de的
yóu油
fèi沸
téng腾
le了
，
kě可
yǐ以
xià下
miàn面
le了
。
The oil in the pot is boiling, we can add noodles now.
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Yáng扬
tāng汤
zhǐ止
fèi沸
bù不
rú如
fǔ釜
dǐ底
chōu抽
xīn薪
。
Skimming hot water to stop boiling is worse than removing firewood from under the pot.
Shuì睡
qián前
bié别
hē喝
tài太
duō多
kā咖
fēi啡
，
bù不
rán然
dà大
nǎo脑
huì会
fèi沸
téng腾
。
Don't drink too much coffee before bed, or your brain will be overexcited.
Zhǔ煮
kāi开
de的
shuǐ水
fèi沸
téng腾
hòu后
huì会
chǎn产
shēng生
dà大
liàng量
shuǐ水
zhēng蒸
qì气
。
Boiling water will produce a large amount of water vapor after reaching its boiling point.
verb
to roar; to make deafening noise
literaryUsed in fixed phrases like 震天沸地 to describe extremely loud sounds.
Yǎn演
chàng唱
huì会
xiàn现
chǎng场
de的
huān欢
hū呼
shēng声
fèi沸
tiān天
zhèn震
dì地
。
Cheers at the concert venue were deafeningly loud.
Biān鞭
pào炮
shēng声
fèi沸
tiān天
zhèn震
dì地
，
qìng庆
zhù祝
xīn新
nián年
dào到
lái来
。
Firecrackers roared loudly to celebrate the New Year.