pū teng

Traditional: 撲騰

扑腾 (pū teng) is a Chinese word meaning “(onom.) thud; flutter; flop”.

Meanings

  1. 1(onom.) thud
  2. 2flutter
  3. 3flop

Characters in 扑腾

扑pū · to throw oneself at腾téng · (bound form) to gallop; to prance

Related words

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