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跳跃 (tiào yuè) — to jump, to leap, to bound

Definition

跳跃 is the more formal/written verb 'to leap, to bound,' used for sustained or vigorous jumping (animals, figures of thought). 跳 is the everyday verb, while 蹦 is a bouncy hop and 飞跃 is soaring progress.

verb
to jumpto leapto bound

Examples

  • 跳跃。
    Hái zi men zài cāo chǎng shàng kuài lè dì tiào yuè.
    The children are jumping happily on the playground.
  • 跳跃。
    Tā de sī wéi zài duō gè xiǎng fǎ zhī jiān tiào yuè.
    His thoughts leap between multiple ideas.
  • 跳跃。
    Tù zi zài tián yě lǐ tiào yuè zhe qián jìn.
    The rabbit jumps forward in the field.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

跳tiàojump
跃yuèleap

'跳' and '跃' both mean jump, giving a word for leaping.

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
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
兆
兆zhào跳tiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

跳 pairs 足 (foot) with 兆, which supplies the sound; the foot part shows the action is done with the feet.

Open 跳 →

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 躍; 跃 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
足足zúfoot
Sound part声符shēngfú
翟
翟zhái躍yuè
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 躍 pairs 足 (foot) with 翟, which gives the pronunciation; the simplified 跃 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the original components.

Open 跃 →
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