跳动 tiàodòng to throb
to throb; to pulse; to bounce; to jiggle; to jump about
How to remember 跳动: 跳 jump + 动 move = to throb.
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How it is used
- To throb, pulse, or beat rhythmically - 他的心脏还在跳动 (tā de xīnzàng hái zài tiàodòng) his heart is still beating.
- Used for hearts, pulses, flickering flames, bouncing numbers (跳动的火焰 flickering flames; 数字不停跳动 numbers keep jumping).
- It's rhythmic movement in place, not travel; distinct from 跳跃 (tiàoyuè, to leap from spot to spot).