Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to jump; to leap

Chinese: 跳跃、跃升。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “yue” becomes a different word in each tone. 跃 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 活跃huó yuèactive; lively; excited; to enliven
  • 跳跃tiào yuèto jump; to leap; to bound; to skip
  • 飞跃fēi yuèto leap
  • 踊跃yǒng yuèto leap; to jump; eager; enthusiastically
  • 跃然yuè ránto show forth; to appear as a vivid image; to stand out markedly

Example Sentence

鱼儿不时跃出水面。Yú ér bù shí yuè chū shuǐ miàn.The fish leap out of the water from time to time.

fish (CL:条,尾)érchild不时bù shífrom time to timeyuèto jump出水chū shuǐto discharge watermiànface