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  tiu3   jyutping
  tiao4   pinyin
[1] [v] jump; leap; spring; bounce [2] [v] throb; pulsate; beat [3] [v] skip over (over); jump; make omissions

Stroke count: 13
Level: 2
Radical: (#157)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 10086 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:44

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detail  tiu3 seoi2  tiao4 shui3 = to dive, jump into water
detail  saang1 haa1 gam2 tiu3   = furious; fuming
detail  tiu3 gou1  tiao4 gao1 = high jump
detail  tiu3 jyun5  tiao4 yuan3 = long jump
detail  tiu3 lau4*2  tiao4 lou2 = jump off a building
detail  tiu3 hoi2   = jump into the sea
detail  tiu3 mou5  tiao4 wu3 = dance
detail  tiu3 dung6  tiao4 dong4 = to beat; to pulsate
detail  tiu3 joek6  tiao4 yue4 = to jump; to leap; to skip; to bound; to hop
detail  tiu3 cou4   = to move from one firm (or job or girlfriend) to another
detail  tiu3 fei1 gei1  tiao4 fei1 ji1 = jump out of an airplane; sky dive, skydive ; hopscotch
detail  sam1 ging1 daam2 tiu3   = very nervous, "butterflies in my stomach"
detail  tiu3 soeng5 tiu3 lok6   = to jump up and down
detail  tiu3 zou2  tiao4 zao3/5 = the flea
detail  tiu3 zou2 si5 coeng4  tiao4 zao5 shi4 chang3 = flea market
detail  lyun6 tiu3  luan4 tiao4 = bounce
detail  daan6 daan6*2 tiu3   = jumping
detail  tiu3 tiu3 zaat3 zaat3   = the act of jumping around
detail  tiu3 tiu3 zaat3   = jumping around
detail  zaat3 zaat3 tiu3   = the act of jumping around
detail  bing4 bing4 tiu3   = beating (usually of heart)
detail  sam1 tiu3  xin1 tiao4 = heartbeat; pulsation, palpitation
detail  tiu3 lau4*2 zi6 saat3  tiao4 lou2 zi4 sha1 = leap to one's own death
detail  tiu3 kiu4   = to jump off a bridge
detail  tiu3 sat1   = a flea
detail  tiu3 sat1 si5 coeng4   = a flea market
detail  saam1 kap1 tiu3 jyun5  san1 ji2 tiao4 yuan3 = [sports] hop, step, and jump; triple jump
detail  tiu3 lau4*2 fo3   = cheap bargain
detail  tiu3 syu2   = a jerboa (a small nocturnal leaping rodent)
detail  fat6 tiu3 coeng4  fo2 tiao4 qiang2 = Buddha Jumps Over the Wall
detail  tiu3 saan3  tiao4 san3 = parachute; bale out; parachute jumping, skydiving, parachuting
detail  bin1 dou6 wui5 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3 gaa3   = how could that possibly be true?
detail  tiu3 ceot1 tiu3 jap6   = jump in and out
detail  tiu3 baan2  tiao4 ban3 = gangplank, gangway; springboard
detail  tiu3 ceot1 kwaang1 kwaang1   = jump out of one's personal boundary/set pattern
detail  tiu3 fong4 zi2  tiao4 fang2 zi5 = hopscotch
detail  tiu3 sing4*2  tiao4 sheng2 = [1] rope skipping [2] [product] jump rope
detail  ban6 zyu1 tiu3  ben4 zhu1 tiao4 = bungee jumping, bungie jumping, bungy jumping
detail  tiu3 loi4 tiu3 heoi3   = to skip
detail  bang1 bang1 tiu3 tiu3  beng4 beng4 tiao4 tiao4 = [1] tripping; bouncing and vivacious [2] to skip; to caper
detail 西  sai1 joeng4 tiu3 kei4*2   = English draughts, American checkers
detail  tiu3 kei4*2   = chinese checkers (lit., "jumping chess")
detail  gou1 san1 tiu3 zou2  gao1 xin1 tiao4 zao3 = a job hopper (lit., "high salary flea")
detail  tiu3 tiu3 gung3   = [1] tripping; bouncing and vivacious [2] to skip; to caper
detail  tiu3 pan4  tiao4 pin2 = frequency hopping
detail  saam1 kap1 tiu3  san1 ji2 tiao4 = triple jump
detail  caang1 gon1 tiu3  cheng1 gan1 tiao4 = pole vault
detail  hoi1 hap6 tiu3  kai1 he2 tiao4 = jumping jacks
detail  gou1 hung1 daan6 tiu3  gao1 kong1 dan4 tiao4 = bungee jumping, bungie jumping, bungy jumping
detail  tiu3 zaai1 mou5  tiao4 zhai1 wu3 = dance with a member of the same sex for lack of someone of the opposite sex
detail  tiu3 baan2 gung1 zok3  tiao4 ban3 gong1 zuo4 = stepping stone job
detail  tiu3 lau4*2 gaa3  tiao4 lou2 jia4 = steep discount (jump from tall building price)
detail  tiu3 pei4  tiao4 pi2 = variant of 調皮
detail  tiu3 paai4*2  tiao4 pai2 = (mahjong) to jump/skip tiles
detail  ding6 dim2 tiu3 saan3  ding4 dian3 tiao4 san3 = BASE Jumping
detail  sam1 tiu3 leot6*2  xin1 tiao4 lv4 = heart beat rate
detail  tiu3 mou5 gei1   = a Dance Dance Revolution machine

Showing all 3 examples containing 跳
detail 妹妹成日喺度跳跳貢
She's always running around madly.
[Lit. little sister all-day at-here running-around]
detail 男仔露台欄河似乎跳樓
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.
detail 原來係噉反而畀你
On the contrary, it's me that's scared by you!
[Lit. Originally like that, on the contrary it's me by you scared (particle) 原來係噉 is a useful phrase with no readily translatable meaning. (At least not consistently.)]

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