跳跃 tiàoyuè to jump
to jump; to leap; to bound; to skip
How to remember 跳跃: 跳 jump + 跃 to skip = to jump.
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How it is used
- To leap / bound from place to place - 孩子们在石头上跳跃 (háizimen zài shítou shàng tiàoyuè) the kids leap from rock to rock.
- Also figurative for jumpy, non-linear movement (思维跳跃 leaps of thought; 跳跃式前进 advancing in jumps).
- More vigorous and displacement-based than 跳动 (throb in place); 跳跃 covers physical bounding and abstract skips alike.