Chinese word

跳

Pronunciation

Pinyintiào

Meaning

  • verbjump

Example

孩子们在操场上跳。hái zi men zài cāo chǎng shàng tiào

The children are jumping on the playground.

Illustration for 跳 (jump)

More examples

听到声音，猫突然跳起来。tīng dào shēng yīn māo tū rán tiào qǐ lái

Hearing a sound, the cat suddenly jumped up.

Core concept

The body rises clear of the ground for a moment through the legs, from a small hop to a high leap.

Common phrases

  • 跳起来tiào qǐ lái

    jump up

  • 跳进tiào jìn

    jump into

  • 跳一跳tiào yí tiào

    jump a little

Similar words

蹦bèng: To bounce up with a lively and forceful spring.
跳舞tiào wǔ: To move the body rhythmically to music.
跳动tiào dòng: To move repeatedly in a steady up-and-down or back-and-forth motion.

Definition in Chinese

身体借助腿脚的力量短时间离地，常用于描述跳舞、跳绳、跳高等动作。shēn tǐ jiè zhù tuí jiǎo de lì liàng duǎn shí jiān lí dì cháng yòng yú miáo shù tiào wǔ tiào shéng tiào gāo děng dòng zuò

Word origin

In 跳 (tiào, "jump"), the foot component identifies the action as one involving the feet, and 兆 (zhào, "omen") provides the pronunciation.

Usage tips

  • The same everyday verb covers a single movement and repeated movement, so time and activity expressions often provide the extra detail that English places in the verb.

Other meanings

  • hopverb
  • leapverb

Opposites

Related words

Word lists with this word