跳 (tiu3) — skip over (over); jump; make omissions in Cantonese
tiu˗₃跳Mandarin Pinyin: tiao4
Meaning of 跳
nounskip over (over); jump; make omissions
nounjump; leap; spring; bounce
nounthrob; pulsate; beat
Example Sentences with 跳
有個男仔坐喺露台欄河度，似乎想跳樓噃
There's a man sitting on the barrier of the balcony as though he is about to jump off the building.
jyun4loi4原hai6gam2,來faan2ji4係haiˍ₆噉，ngoˏ₅反beiˊ²而neiˏ₅係haak3jat1tiu3我timˉ¹畀你嚇一跳添
On the contrary, it's me that's scared by you!
妹妹成日喺度跳跳貢
She's always running around madly.
neiˏ₅你makˍ₆脈munˎ₄門tiu˗₃跳dakˉ¹得faai˗₃快。
Your pulse is fast.
go˗₃個tiu˗₃跳saam˗₃傘janˎ₄人houˊ²好ging6.勁。
That skydiver is very skilled.
Words Containing 跳
跳躍tiu3 joek6
to jump; to leap; to skip; to bound; to hop
跳來跳去tiu3 loi4 tiu3 heoi3
to skip
邊度會有咁大隻蛤乸隨街跳㗎bin1 dou6 wui5 jau5 gam3 daai6 zek3 gap3 naa2 ceoi4 gaai1 tiu3 gaa3
how could that possibly be true? are you kidding? how could i believe such a glib? (lit. where would there be such a big frog hopping around the street?)
跳飛機tiu3 fei1 gei1
jump out of an airplane; sky dive, skydive
笨豬跳ban6 zyu1 tiu3
bungee jumping, bungie jumping, bungy jumping (punning loanword, lit., "stupid pig jumping")
跳板工作tiu3 baan2 gung1 zok3
stepping stone job, a position taken as it is believed that it will lead to a better job in the future
跳上跳落tiu3 soeng5 tiu3 lok6
to jump up and down
亂跳lyun6 tiu3
bounce
彈彈跳daan6 daan2 tiu3
jumping
跳跳貢tiu3 tiu3 gung3
tripping; bouncing and vivacious
跳跳紮tiu3 tiu3 zaat3
jumping around
跳傘人tiu3 saan3 jan4
a parachutist
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