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跳远 (tiào yuǎn) — to do the long jump; long jump (as a sport or action)

Definition

跳远 (tiào yuǎn) is specifically the long jump as a track-and-field event or action — the noun form of 跳 'to jump', unlike 跳高 which is the high jump. 跳跃 is the more general verb 'to leap/bound'.

verb
to do the long jumplong jump (as a sport or action)

Examples

  • 跳远？
    Nǐ tiào yuǎn néng tiào duō yuǎn?
    How far can you jump in the long jump?
  • 跳远。
    Tā tiào yuǎn tiào le sān mǐ yuǎn.
    He jumped three meters in the long jump.
  • 跳远。
    Wǒ tiào yuǎn tiào dé yuè lái yuè hǎo le.
    My long jump is getting better and better.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

跳tiàojump
远yuǎnfar

跳, jump, and 远, far, combine to mean jump far, i.e. the long jump.

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.

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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
辶Written in full as辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
元
元yuán远yuǎn
Same sound today

远 combines 辶, meaning walk, with 元, used for its sound.

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HSK 3.0 Level 5

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