跳楼
tiào lóu
Pinyin

Definition

跳楼
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tiào lóu
  1. to jump from a building (to kill oneself)
  2. fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

心跳
xīn tiào
  1. 1 heartbeat
  2. 2 pulse
跳
tiào
  1. 1 to jump
  2. 2 to hop
  3. 3 to skip over
  4. 4 to bounce
  5. 5 to palpitate
跳舞
tiào wǔ
  1. 1 to dance
活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào
  1. 1 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
  2. 2 healthy and active
跳伞
tiào sǎn
  1. 1 to parachute
  2. 2 to bail out
  3. 3 parachute jumping
跳出
tiào chū
  1. 1 to jump out
  2. 2 fig. to appear suddenly
跳动
tiào dòng
  1. 1 to throb
  2. 2 to pulse
  3. 3 to bounce
  4. 4 to jiggle
  5. 5 to jump about
跳槽
tiào cáo
  1. 1 to change jobs
  2. 2 job-hopping
跳楼
tiào lóu
  1. 1 to jump from a building (to kill oneself)
  2. 2 fig. to sell at a large discount (in advertising)
跳水
tiào shuǐ
  1. 1 to dive (into water)
  2. 2 (sports) diving
  3. 3 to commit suicide by jumping into water
  4. 4 (fig.) (of stock prices etc) to fall dramatically
跳绳
tiào shéng
  1. 1 to jump rope
  2. 2 jump rope
跳跃
tiào yuè
  1. 1 to jump
  2. 2 to leap
  3. 3 to bound
  4. 4 to skip
三级跳
sān jí tiào
  1. 1 triple jump (athletics)
  2. 2 hop, skip and jump
乱跳
luàn tiào
  1. 1 to jump about
  2. 2 (of the heart) to beat wildly
佛跳墙
fó tiào qiáng
  1. 1 lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian ingredients
单脚跳
dān jiǎo tiào
  1. 1 to hop
  2. 2 to jump on one leg
吓一跳
xià yī tiào
  1. 1 startled
  2. 2 to frighten
  3. 3 scared out of one's skin
弹跳
tán tiào
  1. 1 to bounce
  2. 2 to jump
  3. 3 to leap
心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào
  1. 1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
欢蹦乱跳
huān bèng luàn tiào
  1. 1 glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)

Idioms (9)

心怦怦跳
xīn pēng pēng tiào
  1. 1 The heart thumps wildly. (idiom)
心惊肉跳
xīn jīng ròu tiào
  1. 1 lit. heart alarmed, body leaping (idiom); fear and trepidation in the face of disaster
欢蹦乱跳
huān bèng luàn tiào
  1. 1 glowing with health and vivacity (idiom)
活蹦乱跳
huó bèng luàn tiào
  1. 1 to leap and frisk about (idiom); lively
  2. 2 healthy and active
狗急跳墙
gǒu jí tiào qiáng
  1. 1 a cornered dog will jump over the wall (idiom)
  2. 2 to be driven to desperate action
跳出火坑
tiào chū huǒ kēng
  1. 1 lit. to jump out of a fire pit (idiom); to escape from a living hell
  2. 2 to free oneself from a life of torture
跳出釜底进火坑
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
  1. 1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
鸡飞狗跳
jī fēi gǒu tiào
  1. 1 lit. chickens flying and dogs jumping (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. in chaos
  3. 3 in disarray
鲤鱼跳龙门
lǐ yú tiào lóng mén
  1. 1 to make a significant advance in one's career (idiom)
  2. 2 to get one's big break

Sample Sentences

我...我跳楼算了！
wǒ ...wǒ tiàolóu suànle ！
I... I'll just jump off the building and be done with it!
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是啊，我的那一支要不是让了停牌避祸，只怕现在真成了跳水冠军，我也非跟着跳楼不可了！
shì a ，wǒ de nà yī zhī yàobùshì ràng le tíng pái bìhuò ，zhī pà xiànzài zhēn chéng le tiàoshuǐ guànjūn ，wǒ yě fēi gēn zhe tiào lóu bù kě le ！
Yes, if trading hadn't been suspended on that share avoiding tragedy, it might have become a dive champion and I might have followed by jumping off a building.
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唉，说到跳楼，你听说咱们号子孙太的儿子，那个刚念大学，满口APPLE的苹果铁粉呀，听说他辍了学也疯炒股，后来融资被断头了。有一晚想不开，真跳了楼了！幸亏命大，只摔断了腿。
ài ，shuōdào tiào lóu ，nǐ tīngshuō zánmen hàozi sūn tài de érzi ，nàge gāng niàn dàxué ，mǎnkǒu APPLE de píngguǒ tiě ya ，tīngshuō tā chuò le xué yě fēng chǎogǔ ，hòulái róngzī bèi duàntóu le 。yǒu yī wǎn xiǎngbùkāi ，zhēn tiào le lóu le ！xìngkuī mìngdà ，zhī shuāiduàn le tuǐ 。
Ah, speaking of jumping off buildings, did you hear that the son of Mrs Sun from our brokerage, the one who had just started at university and who is always going on about how great Apple is. Well, I hear that he quit his studies and started to speculate like crazy on the stock market. In the end he was forced into liquidation. One night, he couldn't cope with it all and jumped off a building! Lucky for him he only broke a leg.
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哦，我知道，就是双塔跳楼机，这个太刺激，我不敢玩儿。
ò ，wǒ zhīdào ，jiùshì shuāngtǎtiàolóujī ，zhège tài cìjī ，wǒ bù gǎn wánr 。
Oh, I know. It's the Twin Tower Drop. It's too exciting. I don't dare go on it.
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