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跳伞

tiàosǎn

to parachute; skydiving

A person under an open parachute descends toward green hills
Memory picture

Characters in this word

跳 tiào

Strokes
13
Radical
足 — foot
Made of
足 foot 兆 omen
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

伞 sǎn

Strokes
6
Radical
人 — man, person
How it's built
Pictograph — a drawing of the thing

Example phrases

  • 跳伞训练不仅考验胆量,也考验人在高压下执行程序的能力。 Tiàosǎn xùnliàn bùjǐn kǎoyàn dǎnliàng, yě kǎoyàn rén zài gāoyā xià zhíxíng chéngxù de nénglì. Parachute training tests not only courage, but also a person's ability to follow procedures under pressure.
  • 教练说,跳伞之前必须认真检查所有的设备。 Jiàoliàn shuō, tiàosǎn zhīqián bìxū rènzhēn jiǎnchá suǒyǒu de shèbèi. The instructor said that before a parachute jump you must carefully check all the equipment.
  • 他第一次跳伞时,紧张得手心全都是汗。 Tā dì yī cì tiàosǎn shí, jǐnzhāng de shǒuxīn quán dōu shì hàn. The first time he went skydiving, he was so nervous his palms were covered in sweat.

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