Hanzi

跳

to jump/to hop/to skip over/to bounce/to palpitate

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 3

Pinyin

tiào, diào, táo

Bopomofo

ㄊㄧㄠˋ, ㄉㄧㄠˋ, ㄊㄠˊ

Jyutping

tiu3

Example sentences

跳 tiào
那隻小貓輕輕一跳，就跳到了牆頭上。
那只小猫轻轻一跳，就跳到了墙头上。

That little cat jumped lightly and landed on top of the wall.

舞 wǔ
她在舞臺上優雅地跳舞。
她在舞台上优雅地跳舞。

She dances gracefully on the stage.

跳舞 tiàowǔ
她喜歡隨著音樂跳舞。
她喜欢随著音乐跳舞。

She likes to dance to the music.

不但 bùdàn
他不但喜歡唱歌，而且也喜歡跳舞。
他不但喜欢唱歌，而且也喜欢跳舞。

He not only likes to sing, but also likes to dance.

心跳 xīntiào
跑上樓後，他的心跳變得很快。
跑上楼后，他的心跳变得很快。

After running upstairs, his heartbeat became very fast.

跳動 / 跳动 tiàodòng
聽到好消息，他的心激動地跳動著。
听到好消息，他的心激动地跳动著。

Hearing the good news, his heart was thumping with excitement.

跳槽 tiàocáo
為了更好的發展前景，他決定跳槽到那家跨國公司。
为了更好的发展前景，他决定跳槽到那家跨国公司。

For better development prospects, he decided to jump ship to that multinational company.

Example Vocabulary

跳

tiao4

to jump; to leap

跳舞

tiao4'wu3

to dance

心跳

xin1'tiao4

heartbeat; beating of the heart

活蹦亂跳

huo2'beng4'luan4'tiao4

跳出

tiao4'chu1

跳動

tiao4'dong4

to beat; to throb; to pulsate; to jump

跳槽

tiao4'cao2

to job-hop; to change jobs; to jump ship

三級跳

san1'ji2'tiao4

亂跳

佛跳牆

fo2'tiao4'qiang2

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