蹦极

蹦極
bèngjí
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 bungee jumping

Examples

HSK 1
Tā shēngrì nàtiān dìyī cì bèngjí.
He went bungee jumping for the first time on his birthday.
HSK 5
Wǒ zhè bèizi dōu bù gǎn qù bèngjí.
I'd never dare to go bungee jumping in my life.
HSK 7-9
Àomén Tǎ shì shìjiè shàng zuìgāo de bèngjí zhīyī.
Macau Tower is one of the world's highest bungee jumps.

Tips

usage
Phono-semantic loan from English 'bungee'; (bèng) also means 'to leap / bounce,' making it a rare transliteration that also captures the meaning. Can function as both noun and verb: 去蹦极 (go bungee jumping).

Stroke Order

bèng