How to say “high jump” in Chinese
high jump
“High jump” in Chinese is 跳高, tiào gāo: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
跳高 is read tiào gāo: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 足 “foot”.
A picture of a tall tower.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “跳高”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 跳高. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她跳高跳得很好tātiàogāotiàodehěnhǎoShe's good at the high jump.
- 田径包括跑步、跳高、跳远等项目。tiánjìngbāokuòpǎobù,tiàogāo,tiàoyuǎnděngxiàngmùTrack and field includes running, the high jump, the long jump and other events.
More words from the lesson “Run, jump, throw”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “high jump” in Chinese?
“High jump” in Chinese is 跳高, pinyin tiàogāo.
What does 跳高 mean?
跳高 (tiàogāo) means “high jump”.
How do you write 跳高?
跳高 is 2 characters: 跳 (tiào) — jump; 高 (gāo) — tall, high. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 跳高?
跳高 is read tiàogāo. Tones: tiào — fourth tone, gāo — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“high jump” in the lesson “Run, jump, throw”
This word is from the topic “Sports” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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