铤 (tǐng): to walk fast; to hurry

Meanings

1 to walk fast; to hurry

Characters

铤

tǐng

to walk fast; to rush

Examples

走投无路，他只好铤而走险。

Zǒutóu-wúlù, tā zhǐhǎo tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn.

Cornered with no way out, he resorted to a desperate gamble.

别为快钱就铤而走险。

Bié wèi kuàiqián jiù tǐng'érzǒuxiǎn.

Don't take a desperate risk just for quick money.

Tips

usage

The tǐng reading survives almost only in the idiom 铤而走险 ('to rush into danger') — taking a reckless risk when cornered. The literal image is a trapped animal bolting headlong.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal

The metal radical, the left-side form of 金, points to the original sense of raw metal and metal ingots; the 'rush' meaning is a borrowed sound use.

phonetic

廷 tíng

court

Carries the sound: 廷 gives both the tǐng and dìng readings, the same phonetic seen in 挺 and 艇.

Stroke Order

铤 tǐng

Related Words

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to take a risk out of desperation / to take desperate measures / to risk everything

赶来 gǎnlái #4,184

to rush over / to hurry over / to come in a hurry

赶到 gǎndào HSK 3 #3,225

to rush to; to hurry to (a place) / to arrive in a hurry

快快 kuàikuài #7,380

quickly; hurry up / as fast as possible

奔 bēn HSK 7-9 #8,229

to rush; to hurry; to run fast / to head for; to go straight towards

遛 liù HSK 7-9 #8,308

to walk (a pet) / to stroll; to saunter / to take for a walk

台步 táibù #4,710

stage walk / catwalk strut / gait on stage

走过 zǒuguò HSK 2 #5,269

to walk past / to pass by

速 sù #3,885

fast; rapid; quick / speed; velocity

走走 zǒuzou #3,718

to take a walk / to stroll around