跷跷板

蹺蹺板

qiāoqiāobǎn

noun #23,644

Measure Word

一个跷跷板 gè

Meanings

1 seesaw
2 teeter-totter

Characters

to raise / to tiptoe / to tilt up

Examples

HSK 2

孩子们在公园里玩跷跷板。

Háizimen zài gōngyuán lǐ wán qiāoqiāobǎn.

The children are playing on the seesaw in the park.

HSK 2

跷跷板一上一下，两个孩子笑得很开心。

Qiāoqiāobǎn yī shàng yī xià, liǎng gè háizi xiào de hěn kāixīn.

The seesaw goes up and down, and both children are laughing happily.

Tips

memory

跷 means to raise or tiptoe - like lifting your heels. The repeated 跷跷 mimics the bouncing up-and-down motion of a seesaw, with 板 meaning board or plank.

Stroke Order

跷 qiāo

板 bǎn