踮 (diǎn) — to stand on tiptoe; to tiptoe

Definition

Examples

• 他踮着脚才能看到窗外。
  Tā diǎn zhe jiǎo cái néng kàn dào chuāng wài.
  He had to stand on tiptoe to see out the window.
• 孩子们悄悄地踮着脚尖走路。
  Hái zi men qiāo qiāo de diǎn zhe jiǎo jiān zǒu lù.
  The children quietly tiptoed along.
• 她个子不够高，只好踮起脚够书架上的书。
  Tā gè zi bú gòu gāo, zhǐ hǎo diǎn qǐ jiǎo gòu shū jià shàng de shū.
  Not tall enough, she had to stand on tiptoe to reach the books on the shelf.