跳越 (tiào yuè) — to jump over, to leap across (an obstacle or gap)
Definition
A compound verb (跳 'jump' + 越 'surmount') for physically leaping over an obstacle or gap — more emphatic than the simpler 跳, which only means 'to jump'.
verb
to jump overto leap across (an obstacle or gap)
Examples
- 跳越。Tā qīng sōng dì tiào yuè le nà dào zhà lan.He easily jumped over that fence.
- 跳越。Yùn dòng yuán xū yào tiào yuè duō gè zhàng ài wù.Athletes need to leap across multiple obstacles.
- 跳越。Zhè ge xiàng mù yāo qiú xuǎn shǒu tiào yuè yì tiáo liǎng mǐ kuān de gōu.This event requires competitors to jump over a two-meter-wide ditch.
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