跳动
tiào dòng
Pinyin

Definition

跳动
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tiào dòng
  1. to throb
  2. to pulse
  3. to bounce
  4. to jiggle
  5. to jump about

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

可以摸到的跳动的部位是动脉，手背上的“青筋”是静脉。人体内还有很多毛细血管。
kěyǐ mōdào de tiàodòng de bùwèi shì dòngmài ，shǒubèi shang de “qīngjīn ”shì jìngmài 。réntǐ nèi hái yǒu hěn duō máoxìxuèguǎn 。
Those that you can feel your pulse on are arteries. The blue veins on the back of your hand are veins. The human body also has a lot of capillaries.
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老师，是脉搏在跳动！
lǎoshī ，shì màibó zài tiàodòng ！
Teacher, it's our pulse that's beating.
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很好。下面请同学们摸一摸自己的手腕，有什么在跳动吗？
hěn hǎo 。xiàmian qǐng tóngxué men mō yi mō zìjǐ de shǒuwàn ，yǒu shénme zài tiàodòng ma ？
Very good. Next, students, please feel your own wrist for a moment. Can you feel anything beating?
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