跳海

Chinese

jump; hop; skip (a grade)
jump; hop; skip (a grade); to leap; to bounce; to beat
 
ocean; sea
simp. and trad.
(跳海)

Pronunciation


Verb

跳⫽海 (verb-object)

  1. to jump into the sea; to dive into the sea
    跳海救人  ―  tiàohǎi jiùrén  ―  to jump into the sea to rescue someone
    跳海逃生  ―  tiàohǎi táoshēng  ―  to jump overboard to save one's life
  2. to commit suicide by jumping into the sea
  3. (Liuzhou Mandarin) to play hopscotch

Near Synonyms

Noun

跳海

  1. (Liuzhou Mandarin) hopscotch

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