tiàogāo 跳高 N high jump
tiàoshéng 跳绳 N rope-skipping, rope-jumping
tiàoshuǐ 跳水 V & N dive; diving
tiàowǔ 跳舞 [comp: 跳 jump + 舞 dance] V dance ■ 我可以请您跳舞吗？Wǒ kěyǐ qǐng nín tiàowǔ
ma? May I have a dance with you? ■ 她跳舞跳 得很美。Tā tiàowǔ tiào de hěn měi. She dances
beautifully.
tiàoyuǎn 跳远 N long jump
tiàoyuè 跳跃 V jump, leap
tiē 贴 TRAD 貼 V paste, stick ■ 他回到办公室，发 现门上贴了一张便条。Tā huídào bàngōngshì,
fāxiàn mén shang tiēle yì zhāng biàntiáo. When he came back to the office, he found a note stuck
on the door.
tiě 帖 N note, card
tiě 帖子 N brief note, message (张 zhāng, 份 fèn)
tiě 铁 TRAD 鐵 N iron ■ 花园里的那条长椅是铁做 的。Huāyuán li de nà tiáo chángyǐ shì tiě zuò de.
The bench in the garden is made of iron.
tiělù 铁路 [modif: 铁 iron + 路 road] N railway (条 tiáo) ■ 这条铁路伸进大山脉。Zhè tiáo tiělù
shēnjìn dà shānmài. This railway extends all the way to the great mountain range.
tīng 厅 TRAD 廳 N hall (See cāntīng 餐厅.)
tīng 听 TRAD 聽 V 1 listen ■ 他每天早上都听广 播。Tā měi tiān zǎoshang dōu tīng guǎngbō. He listens
to the radio early every morning. 听见 tīngjiàn hear ■ 我听见有人在花园里叫 我。Wǒ tīngjiàn yǒu
rén zài huāyuán li jiào wǒ. I heard somebody calling me in the garden. 2 heed, obey ■ 你不听他的
话，会后悔的。Nǐ bù tīng tā de huà, huì hòuhuǐ de. You will be sorry if you don’t heed his advice
(or warning).
tīnghuà 听话 V heed, be obedient ■ 中国家长 喜欢听话的孩子。Zhōngguó jiāzhǎng xǐhuan tīnghuà
de háizi. Chinese parents like obedient children.
tīngshuō 听说 V hear of, people say ■ 听说张先 生一家搬走了。Tīngshuō Zhāng xiānsheng yìjiā
bānzǒu le. I’ve heard that Mr Zhang’s family has moved.
tīngxiě 听写 N & V dictation; do dictation
tíng 停 V stop, park (a vehicle) ■ 路上车辆太多 了，我们停停开开，花了一个小时才回到家。
Lùshang chēliàng tài duō le, wǒmen tíng tíng kāi kāi, huāle yí ge xiǎoshí cái huídào jiā. Traffic
was heavy. We were continually stopping and it took us one hour to arrive home. ■ 我可以把车停
在 这里吗？Wǒ kěyǐ bǎ chē tíng zai zhèli ma? May I park my car here? 停下来 tíng xiàlai come to a
stop ■ 前面是红灯， 车子要停下来。Qiánmiàn shì hóngdēng, chēzi yào tíng xiàlai. It’s a red
light in front. The car must stop.
tíngbó 停泊 V (of ships) lie at anchor, anchor
tíngchē 停车 [v+obj: 停 park + 车 car] V stop a cars, park a car
tíngchēchǎng 停车场 N parking lot, car park
tīngdùn 停顿 V pause, halt
tíngzhǐ 停止 [comp: 停 stop + 止 stop] V stop, cease ■ 那家公司停止营业了，那他们欠我们的 钱怎
么办呢？Nà jiā gōngsī tíngzhǐ yíngyè le, nà tāmen qiàn wǒmen de qián zěnme bàn ne? That
company has gone out of business. Then what about the money they owe us? ■ 请你们立即停止
这种影响他人的行为。Qǐng nǐmen lìjí tíngzhǐ zhè zhǒng yǐngxiǎng tārén de xíngwéi. Stop such
disruptive behavior immediately, please.
tíngzhì 停滞 V stagnate, come to a standstill
tíng 亭 N pavilion, kiosk
tíngzi 亭子 N pavilion, kiosk
tíng 庭 N front courtyard (See jiātíng 家庭.)
tǐng 挺¹ ADV very ■ 她学习挺认真。Tā xuéxí tǐng rènzhēn. She studies conscientiously.
NOTE: 挺 tǐng and 很 hěn share the same meaning, but 挺 tǐng is a colloquial word.