跳 (tiào): to jump
跳 (tiào) is a Chinese character meaning “to jump.” Classified as HSK Level 2 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 兆 (phonetic). It ranks #998 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 跳 foot. Its radical form 足 (foot) appears in many related characters such as 跑 (pǎo, to run), 跟 (gēn, follow, heel), 路 (lù, road).
Definitions
- to jump
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 跳
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 跳舞verb | tiào wǔ | to dance | 2 |
| 跳水verb | tiào shuǐ | to dive (into water) | 6 |
| 跳高verb | tiào gāo | (athletics) high jump | 5 |
| 跳远verb | tiào yuǎn | long jump (athletics) | 5 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 心跳verb | xīn tiào | heartbeat |
| 跳跃verb | tiào yuè | to jump |
| 跳动verb | tiào dòng | to throb |
| 跳伞noun | tiào sǎn | to parachute |
| 跳出verb | tiào chū | to jump out |
| 跳蚤noun | tiào zao | flea |
| 起跳verb | qǐ tiào | (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump) |
| 跳绳noun | tiào shéng | to jump rope |
| 活蹦乱跳adjective | huó bèng luàn tiào | to leap and frisk about (idiom) |
| 跳楼verb | tiào lóu | to jump from a building (to kill oneself) |
| 弹跳verb | tán tiào | to bounce |
| 暴跳如雷phrase | bào tiào rú léi | (idiom) to stamp with fury |
| 跳棋noun | tiào qí | Chinese checkers |
| 跳蚤市场noun | tiào zǎo shì chǎng | flea market |
| 蹦蹦跳跳phrase | bèng bèng tiào tiào | bouncing and vivacious |
跳 appears in 96 compound words: 55 as the first character, 26 as the last, and 19 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 跳 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (13)
one will take bold risks and desperate actions when forced into desperation
lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell; to free oneself from a life of torture
a buffoon who performs antics; a contemptible rebel; a clumsy mischief-maker
Showing 12 of 13 idioms containing 跳.
Example Sentences
他高兴得跳了起来，因为收到了录取通知。
Tā gāoxìng de tiào le qǐlái, yīnwèi shōudào le lùqǔ tōngzhī.
He jumped for joy because he received the admission notice.
过完年后该不该跳槽?先问自己五个“关键问题”
guò wán nián hòu gāi bù gāi tiào cáo ? xiān wèn zì jǐ wǔ gè guān jiàn wèn tí
Should I change jobs after the New Year? Ask yourself five "key questions" first
超商换冰拿铁“店员跳针狂问2字”真相曝
chāo shāng huàn bīng ná tiě diàn yuán tiào zhēn kuáng wèn 2 zì zhēn xiāng pù
The truth of the supermarket changing ice latte "the clerk jumped the needle and asked 2 words" was exposed
字节跳动Seedance 2.0爆红 美影视业...
zì jié tiào dòng S e e d a n c e 2 . 0 bào hóng měi yǐng shì yè . . .
ByteDance Seedance 2.0 became popular in the US film and television industry...
大跳水!有人称一家四口亏了4000!网友:后...
dà tiào shuǐ ! yǒu rén chèn yī jiā sì kǒu kuī le ! wǎng yǒu hòu . . .
Big dive! Someone claims a family of four lost 4,000! Netizen:After...
春运机票大跳水,有人一家四口提前买票亏了4000元....
chūn yùn jī piào dà tiào shuǐ , yǒu rén yī jiā sì kǒu tí qián mǎi piào kuī le yuán . . . .
Spring Festival airfare dive, someone a family of four to buy tickets in advance of a loss of 4,000 yuan ....
高空弹跳是恐怖还是好玩？
Gāokōngtántiào shì kǒngbù háishi hǎowán?
Is bungee jumping frightening or fun?
汤姆怎么能让玛丽跟他去跳舞呢？
Tāngmǔ zěnme néng ràng Mǎlì gēn tā qù tiàowǔ ne?
How did Tom get Mary to go to the dance with him?
可惜你不知道如何跳舞！
Kěxī nǐ bù zhīdào rúhé tiàowǔ!
What a pity you can't dance!
我们被那景象吓了一跳。
Wǒmen bèi nà jǐngxiàng xià le yī tiào.
We were surprised at the sight.
Character Family
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