跃 (yuè): to jump, to leap
跃 (yuè) is a Chinese character meaning “to jump.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 足 (semantic) and 夭 (phonetic). It ranks #1506 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 跃 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
- to leap
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 跃
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跳跃verb | tiào yuè | to jump |
| 飞跃verb | fēi yuè | to leap |
| 雀跃verb | què yuè | excited |
| 跃跃欲试phrase | yuè yuè yù shì | to be eager to give sth a try (idiom) |
| 欢呼雀跃phrase | huān hū què yuè | cheering excitedly (idiom) |
| 跃进verb | yuè jìn | to leap forward |
| 一跃而起 | yī yuè ér qǐ | to jump up suddenly |
| 跃然纸上phrase | yuè rán zhǐ shàng | to appear vividly on paper (idiom) |
| 大跃进proper-noun | dà yuè jìn | Great Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which resulted in economic devastation, a... |
| 踊跃adjective | yǒng yuè | to leap |
| 跃居verb | yuè jū | to vault |
| 跃升noun | yuè shēng | to leap to (a higher position etc) |
| 活跃分子noun | huó yuè fèn zǐ | active member |
| 质的飞跃 | zhì de fēi yuè | qualitative leap |
| 飞跃道noun | fēi yuè dào | parkour (HK) |
跃 appears in 26 compound words: 38 as the first character, 38 as the last, and 23 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 跃 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (5)
Example Sentences
运动员纵身一跃，成功跳过了横杆。
Yùndòngyuán zòngshēn yī yuè, chénggōng tiàoguò le hénggān.
The athlete leaped and successfully cleared the bar.
... 2 核心启动器更名 mBoot,版本号跃迁至 18000
. . . 2 hé xīn qǐ dòng qì gēng míng m B o o t , bǎn běn hào yuè qiān zhì 1 8 0 0 0
... 2 The core launcher was renamed mBoot, and the version number jumped to 18000
五特攻队跃领涨先锋 将是大盘上冲34,000点焦点
wǔ tè gōng duì yuè lǐng zhǎng xiān fēng jiāng shì dà pán shàng chōng , diǎn jiāo diǎn
Five Special Forces Lead the Charge, Set to Drive Market Breakthrough at 34,000 Points
美国总统川普国情咨文 跃热门押注标的
měi guó zǒng tǒng chuān pǔ guó qíng zī wén yuè rè mén yā zhù biāo de
President Trump's State of the Union Address: Hot Topic for Betting
热解读|“跃马扬鞭”开新局
rè jiě dòu yuè mǎ yáng biān kāi xīn jú
Hot Analysis | "Galloping Forward" to Forge a New Path
跨区出行需求活跃,冬奥会带火冰雪旅游热
kuà qū chū háng xū qiú huó yuè , dōng ào huì dài huǒ bīng xuě lǚ yóu rè
Cross-regional travel demand remains robust, with the Winter Olympics fueling a surge in winter tourism.
玛丽没她姐妹活跃。
Mǎlì méi tā jiěmèi huóyuè.
Mary isn't as active as her sister.
身手矫健的棕狐狸跃过懒洋洋的狗。
Shēnshǒu jiǎojiàn de zōng húli yuè guo lǎnyāngyāng de gǒu.
The quick brown fox jumps over a lazy dog.
玛丽她很活跃，不是吗？
Mǎlì tā hěn huóyuè, bùshìma?
Mary is an active person, isn't she?
他的大脑仍然很活跃。
Tā de dànǎo réngrán hěn huóyuè.
His brain is still very active.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 足 (foot) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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