跳 tiào — jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
小兔子在草地上跳来跳去。Xiǎo tù zi zài cǎo dì shàng tiào lái tiào qù.The little rabbit hops around on the grass.
Common words: 跳舞 (tiào wǔ)、跳高 (tiào gāo)、跳远 (tiào yuǎn)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "to beat"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "to beat", including 跳 (tiào), 鼓 (gǔ), 忍 (rěn), 拍 (pāi), 赢 (yíng). Study pinyin, English meanings…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "to beat" covers 5 different Chinese characters — 跳 (tiào), 鼓 (gǔ), 忍 (rěn), 拍 (pāi), 赢 (yíng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 5 characters do not share a sound — their readings span tiào, gǔ, rěn, pāi, yíng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 跳 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 跳 tiàojump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beatUseful words: 跳舞, 跳高
- 鼓 gǔconvex; drum; to rouse; to beatUseful words: 鼓励, 鼓掌
- 忍 rěnto beat; to endure; to tolerateUseful words: 忍不住, 忍受
- 拍 pāito clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)Useful words: 拍照, 拍摄
- 赢 yíngto beat; to win; to profitUseful words: 赢得, 赢家
Common words for these 5 "to beat" characters
Anchor each of these 5 characters in a word you can picture — start with 跳 (tiào) — so "to beat" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
跳舞tiào wǔto dance跳高tiào gāo(athletics) high jump跳远tiào yuǎnlong jump (athletics)鼓励gǔ lìto encourage鼓掌gǔ zhǎngto applaud; to clap鼓舞gǔ wǔto inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)忍不住rěn bu zhùcannot help; unable to bear忍受rěn shòuto bear; to endure残忍cán rěncruel; merciless; ruthless拍照pāi zhàoto take a picture
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 5 ways to say "to beat".
鼓 gǔ — convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
老师常常鼓励我们大胆发言。Lǎo shī cháng cháng gǔ lì wǒ men dà dǎn fā yán.The teacher often encourages us to speak up boldly.
Common words: 鼓励 (gǔ lì)、鼓掌 (gǔ zhǎng)、鼓舞 (gǔ wǔ)
忍 rěn — to beat; to endure; to tolerate
牙疼起来，真让人难以忍受。Yá téng qǐ lái, zhēn ràng rén nán yǐ rěn shòu.A toothache is really hard to bear.
Common words: 忍不住 (rěn bu zhù)、忍受 (rěn shòu)、残忍 (cán rěn)
拍 pāi — to clap; to pat; to beat; to hit; to slap; to take (a picture)
我们在花前拍了几张照片。Wǒ men zài huā qián pāi le jǐ zhāng zhào piàn.We took a few photos in front of the flowers.
Common words: 拍照 (pāi zhào)、拍摄 (pāi shè)、球拍 (qiú pāi)
赢 yíng — to beat; to win; to profit
经过努力，我们队赢得了这场比赛。Jīng guò nǔ lì, wǒ men duì yíng dé le zhè chǎng bǐ sài.After hard work, our team won this match.
Common words: 赢得 (yíng dé)、赢家 (yíng jiā)、双赢 (shuāng yíng)
All 5 characters
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