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跳 tiào jump

jump; to throb

How to remember 跳: 𧾷 foot + 兆 omen = jump. The boy plants one foot on the kerb, calls the rainbow a good omen and makes a huge jump into the puddle.

  • 999. most frequent character
  • HSK 2
  • 13 strokes
  • Radical 足

Component breakdown

跳 = 𧾷 foot + 兆 omen

  • 𧾷 foot
  • 兆 omen
The Gushi story

The boy plants one foot on the kerb, calls the rainbow a good omen and makes a huge jump into the puddle.

How it is used

  • To jump/leap, with 足 (foot): 跳舞 (tiàowǔ) dance, 跳高 (tiàogāo) high jump, 跳水 (tiàoshuǐ) dive.
  • Also 'throb/beat' - 心跳 (xīntiào) heartbeat, 跳动 (tiàodòng) to pulse.
  • 跳槽 (tiàocáo) 'jump the trough' = job-hop, switch employers - a common colloquial idiom.

Words with 跳

Example sentences

  • 你的心跳很正常。 Nǐ de xīntiào hěn zhèngcháng.Your heartbeat is quite normal.
  • 她跳舞时的姿态很美。 Tā tiàowǔ shí de zītài hěn měi.Her motions when dancing are lovely.