跃起 (yuè qǐ) — to leap up; to jump up

Definition

verb
to leap upto jump up

Examples

  • 跃起，。
    Tā yí xià yuè qǐ, tiào guò le nà dǔ qiáng.
    He leaped up and jumped over that wall.
  • ，跃起。
    Tīng dào hǎo xiāo xi, tā gāo xìng dé yuè qǐ huān hū.
    Hearing the good news, he leaped up and cheered with joy.
  • 跃起，。
    Xiǎo yú cóng shuǐ lǐ yuè qǐ, jiàn qǐ yí piàn shuǐ huā.
    The small fish leaped up from the water, splashing a spray of water.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
补充bǔchōngVerb + complement

An action followed by its result or direction.

跃yuèleap
起qǐup

跃 with 起 upward, so leap up.

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.

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.

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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
走走zǒu
Sound part声符shēngfú
巳
巳sì起qǐ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

起 is made from 走 and 巳: 走 is the part connected with walking or running, and 巳 gives the sound.

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