kick legs; thrash about
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to kick one's legs; to thrash about; to flail
informalColloquial term describing the action of kicking with the legs, often implying excitement in babies or struggle in animals or people in pain. The second syllable is read with a neutral tone.
Yīng婴
ér儿
gāo高
xìng兴
de得
zhí直
tī踢
teng腾
。
The baby is kicking its legs with joy.
Nà那
tiáo条
yú鱼
zài在
àn岸
shàng上
tī踢
teng腾
le了
jǐ几
xià下
jiù就
sǐ死
le了
。
The fish thrashed on the shore a few times and then died.
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Tā他
téng疼
de得
zài在
chuáng床
shàng上
zhí直
tī踢
teng腾
。
He was thrashing in bed from the pain.