téngkōng

腾空

Word · VerbTraditional騰空

soar; rise into the air

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to soar; to rise into the air; to lift off into the sky

Used for flames, smoke, balloons, rockets, or objects/people leaping into the air. Often used with 而起 to indicate the action of rising up.

Liè烈
yàn焰
téng腾
kōng空
ér而
qǐ起
 ,
zhào照
liàng亮
le了
yè夜
kōng空
 。

Flames soared into the air, illuminating the night sky.

Yī一
gè个
gè个
qì气
qiú球
téng腾
kōng空
ér而
qǐ起
 ,
fēi飞
xiàng向
yuǎn远
fāng方
 。

Balloons rose into the air one by one, flying into the distance.

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Huǒ火
jiàn箭
téng腾
kōng空
fēi飞
xiàng向
hào浩
hàn瀚
de的
yǔ宇
zhòu宙
 。

The rocket lifted off and flew toward the vast universe.

Tā他
téng腾
kōng空
yuè跃
qǐ起
 ,
jiē接
zhù住
le了
nà那
gè个
qiú球
 。

He leaped into the air and caught the ball.