Chinese word dictionary

跳绳

tiào shéng · to jump rope; to skip; a skipping rope; a jump rope

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Word information

Simplified跳绳

Traditional跳繩

Pinyintiào shéng

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

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

跳tiào

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

绳shéng

string, rope, cord; to control

How to learn 跳绳

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.

Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.

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)

跳水tiàoshuǐ

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

绳子shéngzi

cord; string; rope; CL:條|条[tiao2]