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踊

Character · Verb · AdjectiveTraditional踴

jump up; leap; enthusiastic

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Meanings

2 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to jump up; to leap; to spring upward

literary

Commonly used in formal and literary contexts, often paired with other characters to form compound words.

Tā他
yǒng踊
shēn身
tiào跳
guò过
le了
háo壕
gōu沟
 。

He leaped over the ditch in one bound.

Guān观
zhòng众
yǒng踊
xiàng向
wǔ舞
tái台
biǎo表
dá达
zhù祝
hè贺
 。

The audience rushed toward the stage to offer congratulations.

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Tīng听
dào到
xǐ喜
xùn讯
 ,
dà大
jiā家
yǒng踊
yuè跃
huān欢
hū呼
 。

Hearing the good news, everyone cheered enthusiastically.

Zhàn战
shì士
men们
yǒng踊
chū出
zhàn战
háo壕
chōng冲
xiàng向
dí敌
rén人
 。

The soldiers jumped out of their trenches and charged at the enemy.

Wéi围
guān观
de的
rén人
qún群
yǒng踊
xiàng向
luò落
shuǐ水
zhě者
zhǎn展
kāi开
jiù救
yuán援
 。

The crowd of onlookers rushed toward the drowning person to carry out rescue efforts.

2.

adjective

enthusiastic; eager; active

formal

Most often used in the compound word 踊跃 (yǒngyuè) to describe people being eager to participate or act.

Tóng同
xué学
men们
yǒng踊
yuè跃
bào报
míng名
cān参
jiā加
yùn运
dòng动
huì会
 。

The students enthusiastically signed up for the sports meeting.

Shì市
mín民
yǒng踊
yuè跃
juān捐
kuǎn款
zhī支
chí持
zāi灾
qū区
chóng重
jiàn建
 。

Citizens actively donated money to support post-disaster reconstruction.

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Guān观
zhòng众
yǒng踊
yuè跃
tí提
wèn问
 ,
yǔ与
jiā嘉
bīn宾
rè热
liè烈
hù互
dòng动
 。

The audience eagerly asked questions and interacted warmly with the guests.

Qǐ企
yè业
yǒng踊
yuè跃
cān参
yù与
xiāng乡
cūn村
zhèn振
xīng兴
xiàng项
mù目
 。

Enterprises actively participated in rural revitalization projects.

Zhì志
yuàn愿
zhě者
yǒng踊
yuè跃
tóu投
shēn身
shè社
qū区
fú服
wù务
gōng工
zuò作
 。

Volunteers eagerly threw themselves into community service work.