Chinese word

蹦

Pronunciation

Pinyinbèng

Meaning

  • verbjump

Example

孩子看到气球就喜欢蹦起来。hái zi kàn dào qì qiú jiù xǐ huān bèng qǐ lái

Children like to jump up when they see balloons.

Illustration for 蹦 (jump)

More examples

小狗见到主人，兴奋地在门口蹦着欢迎。xiáo gǒu jiàn dào zhǔ rén xīng fèn dì zài mén kǒu bèng zhe huān yíng

When the puppy sees its owner, it excitedly bounces at the doorway to welcome them.

Core concept

Move in a quick, light spring that lifts the body briefly off the ground.

Common phrases

  • 蹦起来bèng qǐ lái

    jump up

  • 蹦下去bèng xià qù

    jump down

  • 蹦到bèng dào

    jump to

Similar words

跳tiào: Leave the ground to move up or forward using the legs or body.
弹dàn: Spring up quickly under force or from an impact.

Definition in Chinese

用脚迅速使身体离地向上或向前的动作，常带有轻快和短促的意味。yòng jiǎo xùn sù shǐ shēn tǐ lí dì xiàng shàng huò xiàng qián de dòng zuò cháng dài yǒu qīng kuài hé duǎn cù de yì wèi

Word origin

蹦 (bèng, "jump") is formed from 足 (zú, "foot") + 崩 (bēng, "collapse"), with 足 marking foot movement and 崩 mainly supplying the sound.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, it commonly describes children or animals making short, lively movements, so it fits vivid scene-setting in ordinary stories.

Other meanings

  • hopverb
  • jump aroundverb
  • bounceverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 蹦床bèng chuángtrampolinenoun
  • 蹦蹦跳跳bèng bèng tiào tiàobounce up and downidiom
  • 蹦跳bèng tiàohopverb

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