跳

tiào

HSK 33 readings

“To jump” in Chinese is 跳 (tiào).

Other characters with the syllable tiao: see all 3 →

Meaning

to jump
to hop
to skip over

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to bounce
to palpitate

Example

他们在跳舞。

They are dancing.

From 跳舞 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

tiàoto jump / to hop / to skip over / to bounce / to palpitate
táoto escape (archaic, variant of 逃)

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Words containing 跳

跳高tiàogāo(athletics) high jumpHSK 3 跳舞tiàowǔto danceHSK 3 跳远tiàoyuǎnlong jump (athletics)HSK 3 跳水tiàoshuǐto dive (into water)HSK 6 跳槽tiàocáoto leave one's job to take up a position elsewhereHSK 7-9 跳动tiàodòngto throbHSK 7-9 跳伞tiàosǎnto parachuteHSK 7-9 跳跃tiàoyuèto jumpHSK 7-9

More HSK 3 characters

按ànto pressHSK 3 把bǎto hold; to graspHSK 3 搬bānto move (i.e. relocate oneself)HSK 3 保bǎoBulgaria (abbr. for 保加利亞|保加利亚[Bao3 jia1 li4 ya4])HSK 3 被bèiquiltHSK 3 币bìmoneyHSK 3 标biāomarkHSK 3 并bìngandHSK 3 播bōto sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc)HSK 3 补bǔto repairHSK 3

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