摔跤 (shuāi jiāo) — to trip and fall; to wrestle (in the sport of w… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

摔跤 has two distinct senses: 'to trip and fall' (accidental) and 'to wrestle' as a sport. Unlike 摔, the falling here is typically on level ground, not from a height.

verb

to trip and fallto wrestle (in the sport of wrestling)

Examples

摔跤。
Tā zǒu lù de shí hou bù xiǎo xīn shuāi jiāo le.
He accidentally tripped and fell while walking.
摔跤，。
Tā cóng xiǎo xǐ huan shuāi jiāo, xiàn zài shì zhuān yè yùn dòng yuán.
He has liked wrestling since he was a child, and now he is a professional athlete.
，。
Tā zuó tiān shuāi le liǎng cì jiāo, tuǐ dōu qīng le.
He fell twice yesterday, and his legs are bruised.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

The part 摔 meaning throw is combined with 跤 meaning a fall, giving trip and fall and wrestling.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

率

率lǜ摔shuāi

Same sound today

In 摔, the 手 part points to a hand action, and the 率 part supplies the sound.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

𧾷交跤

Meaning part形符xíngfú

𧾷Written in full as足zú

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

交jiāo跤jiāo

Same sound today

跤 is built from 𧾷 (足, foot) plus 交, which gives the sound.

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Level 7-9 Sports & Athletics

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