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qiāo

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qiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
qiāo | qiao1
English translation
to stand on tiptoe; stilts

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About qiāo

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

qiāo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

foot

Etymology of qiāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

足尧

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

yáo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and yáo represents the sound. Simplified form of qiāo .

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Example sentences using qiāo

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今年 jīn nián de 价格 jiàgé xiàng 跷跷板 qiāo qiāo bǎn 一样 yīyàng shí zhǎng shí diē .

Prices have gone up and down like a seesaw this year.

zhè 事儿 shì r zhēn 蹊跷 qī qiāo

What an extraordinary thing to happen!

Zuò dào 一把扶手椅 fú shǒu yǐ shǎng 跷起 le 二郎腿 èr láng tuǐ

She sank into an armchair and crossed her legs.

社区 shèqū 变成 biàn chéng le wán 杂耍 zá shuǎ de 踩高跷 cǎi gāo qiāo de 扮装 bàn zhuāng 皇后 huánghòu de 天地 tiān dì

The neighborhood is given over to performers, stilt walkers and drag queens.

Words with qiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蹊跷 qī qiāo odd蹊蹺
qiāo stilts qiāo
跷跷板 qiāo qiāo bǎn see-saw蹺蹺板
高跷 gāo qiāo stilts高蹺
踩高跷 cǎi gāo qiāo to walk on stilts踩高蹺

qiāo Decomposition & Compounds

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