to jump for joy; to leap up
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to jump; to leap up
informalOften used to describe an excited or joyful jump. The '-儿' (érhuà) suffix is common in spoken Mandarin.
Tīng听
shuō说
yào要
qù去
lǚ旅
yóu游
，
tā他
gāo高
xìng兴
de得
zhí直
bèng蹦
gāo高
r儿
。
When he heard he was going on a trip, he jumped for joy.
Xiǎo小
nán男
hái孩
zài在
cǎo草
dì地
shàng上
bèng蹦
gāo高
r儿
wán玩
r儿
。
The little boy is playing by jumping up and down on the grass.
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Bié别
zài在
shā沙
fā发
shàng上
bèng蹦
gāo高
r儿
，
kuài快
xià下
lái来
！
Don't jump on the sofa, get down!