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跃

yuè

HSK 5 Character Traditional 躍

What 跃 means

1. to jump
2. to leap

Example sentences

• 大卫很活跃。
  David is very active.
• 汤姆更活跃。
  Tom is more active.
• 我母亲很活跃.
  Wǒ mǔqīn hěn huóyuè.
  My mother is active.
• 我母亲很活跃。
  My mother is active.
• 玛丽没她姐妹活跃。
  Mǎlì méi tā jiěmèi huóyuè.
  Mary isn't as active as her sister.
• 他的大脑仍然很活跃。
  Tā de dànǎo réngrán hěn huóyuè.
  He still has springtime on the brain.

Words starting with 跃

• 跃跃欲试yuè yuè yù shìto be eager to give sth a try (idiom)
• 跃进yuè jìnto leap forward; to make rapid progress; a leap forward
• 跃居yuè jūto vault
• 跃升yuè shēngto leap to (a higher position etc); to jump; (of a plane) to ascend
• 跃层yuè céngduplex (apartment)
• 跃然yuè ránto show forth; to appear as a vivid image; to stand out markedly
• 跃迁yuè qiāntransition; jump (e.g. quantum leap in spectroscopy)
• 跃马yuè mǎto gallop; to spur on a horse; to let one's steed have his head
• 跃龙yuè lóngallosaurus
• 跃然纸上yuè rán zhǐ shàngto appear vividly on paper (idiom); to show forth vividly (in writing, painting etc)…

Words containing 跃

• 活跃huó yuèactive; lively; excited
• 跳跃tiào yuèto jump; to leap; to bound
• 飞跃fēi yuèto leap
• 踊跃yǒng yuèto leap; to jump; eager
• 大跃进Dà yuè jìnGreat Leap Forward (1958-1960), Mao's attempt to modernize China's economy, which…
• 雀跃què yuèexcited; in high spirits
• 一跃而起yī yuè ér qǐto jump up suddenly; to bound up; to rise up in one bound
• 欢呼雀跃huān hū què yuècheering excitedly (idiom); jubilant
• 喜跃xǐ yuèto jump for joy
• 温跃层wēn yuè céngthermocline
• 飞跃道fēi yuè dàoparkour (HK)
• 活跃分子huó yuè fèn zǐactive member; activist
• 质的飞跃zhì de fēi yuèqualitative leap
• 龙腾虎跃lóng téng hǔ yuèlit. dragon soaring and tiger leaping (idiom); fig. prosperous and bustling…
• 欢欣雀跃huān xīn què yuèelated; overjoyed
• 喜跃抃舞xǐ yuè biàn wǔ(idiom) to clap and dance in joy

Characters that look like 跃

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 联lián(bound form) to ally oneself with; to unite; to combine; to join…
• 距jùto be at a distance of ... from; to be apart from; (bound form) distance…
• 跑pǎoto run; to run away; to escape
• 敢gǎnto dare; daring; (polite) may I venture
• 耕gēngto plow; to till
• 舐shìto lick; to lap (up)

Sounds the same

Read yuè, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 月moon; month; monthly
• 越to exceed; to climb over; to surpass
• 阅to inspect; to review; to read
• 钥key; also pr. yào
• 悦pleased
• 岳wife's parents and paternal uncles
• 粤Cantonese; short name for Guangdong 广东
• 瀹to cleanse; to boil
• 乐music
• 玥pearl used in sacrifice
• 钺battle-ax
• 籥flute; key