踴躍
See also: 踊跃
Chinese edit
leap | to jump; to leap | ||
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trad. (踴躍) | 踴 | 躍 | |
simp. (踊跃) | 踊 | 跃 | |
alternative forms | 踊躍 |
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
踴躍
Adverb edit
踴躍
Verb edit
踴躍
- (archaic) to leap; to jump
- 擊鼓其鏜,踊躍用兵,土國城漕,我獨南行。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Jī gǔ qí tāng, yǒngyuè yòng bīng, tǔ guó chéng cáo, wǒ dú nán xíng. [Pinyin]
- [The soldiers] sound the drums. They leap while using their weapons. [Others] build the walls and repair the canals. I go south alone [for war].
击鼓其镗,踊跃用兵,土国城漕,我独南行。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]