Chinese word dictionary

撑竿跳

chēng gān tiào · pole-vaulting; also written 撐桿跳|撑杆跳

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Word information

Simplified撑竿跳

Traditional撐竿跳

Pinyinchēng gān tiào

Part of speechDictionary

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HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

撑chēng

to support, to prop up, to brace; overflowing

竿gān

bamboo pole; penis

跳tiào

to hop, to skip; to jump, to leap; to vault; to dance

How to learn 撑竿跳

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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跳舞tiàowǔ

to dance

跳tiào

to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate

跳高tiàogāo

(athletics) high jump

跳远tiàoyuǎn

long jump (athletics)

撑chēng

to support; to prop up; to push or move with a pole; to maintain; to open or unfurl; to fill to bursting point; brace; stay; support

跳水tiàoshuǐ

to dive (into water); (sports) diving; to commit suicide by jumping into water; (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically