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跳

tiào · tiao

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HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to jump
  2. to hop
  3. to skip over
  4. to bounce
  5. to palpitate
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Skipping rope

  1. Dengdeng

    琦琦(qíqí)，你(nǐ)会(huì)跳绳(tiàoshéng)吗(ma)？

    Qiqi, can you jump rope?

  2. Qiqi

    会(huì)，我(wǒ)一分钟(yīfēnzhōng)能(néng)跳(tiào)一百(yībǎi)下(xià)。

    Yes, I can skip a hundred times in a minute.

  3. Liangliang

    一百(yībǎi)下(xià)？我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)能(néng)跳(tiào)十下(shíxià)。

    A hundred? I can only skip ten.

  4. Qiqi

    我(wǒ)教(jiāo)你(nǐ)。跳(tiào)的(de)时候(shíhou)，别(bié)看(kàn)脚(jiǎo)。

    I'll teach you. When you jump, don't look at your feet.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)……我(wǒ)跳(tiào)了(le)五十下(wǔshíxià)！

    OK... I jumped fifty times!

  6. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)！你(nǐ)跳(tiào)得(de)比(bǐ)我(wǒ)好(hǎo)。

    Wow! You jump better than me.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)听(tīng)到(dào)那(nà)个(ge)好(hǎo)消(xiāo)息(xi)，高(gāo)兴(xìng)得(de)跳(tiào)了(le)起(qǐ)来(lái)。

He could not help jumping for joy at the good news.

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02

小(xiǎo)猫(māo)轻(qīng)轻(qīng)一(yí)跳(tiào)，就(jiù)跳(tiào)过(guò)了(le)那(nà)道(dào)矮(ǎi)墙(qiáng)。

The kitten gave a light hop and jumped over the low wall.

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