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蹦蹦跳跳 (bèng bèng tiào tiào) — bouncing and skipping; hopping about cheerfully

Definition

Reduplicated adverbial describing light, springy, cheerful movement — used with 地 before a verb or 的 after a verb to paint a bouncy, lively action.

bound form
bouncing and skippinghopping about cheerfully

Examples

  • 蹦蹦跳跳。
    Hái zi men zài cāo chǎng shàng bèng bèng tiào tiào dì wán shuǎ.
    The children are playing on the playground, bouncing and skipping about.
  • 蹦蹦跳跳。
    Xiǎo tù zi bèng bèng tiào tiào dì pǎo jìn le cǎo cóng lǐ.
    The little rabbit hopped into the grass, bouncing merrily.
  • ，蹦蹦跳跳。
    Tā jīn tiān xīn qíng hěn hǎo, zǒu qǐ lù lái bèng bèng tiào tiào de.
    She's in a great mood today and walks with a lively bounce.

Origin

Reduplicated word
构词法gòucífǎ
重叠chóngdiéReduplication

A syllable said twice — for affection, for softness, or simply because that is how the word is said.

蹦蹦hopping
蹦bènghop蹦bènghop
跳跳jumping
跳tiàojump跳tiàojump

The 蹦蹦 and 跳跳 parts suggest lively hopping.

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
𧾷Written in full as足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
崩
崩bēng蹦bèng
Same sound today

蹦 has a foot part 𧾷 (written full as 足) for jumping and a right part 崩 for sound.

Open 蹦 →

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
𧾷Written in full as足zú
Sound part声符shēngfú
崩
崩bēng蹦bèng
Same sound today

蹦 has a foot part 𧾷 (written full as 足) for jumping and a right part 崩 for sound.

Open 蹦 →

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.

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 →
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