zaat3 zaat3 tiu3紮紮跳紮扎跳
Jyutpingzaat3 zaat3 tiu3
Yalejaat jaat tiu
Definition
To jump around excitedly, energetically, or restlessly.
colloquialpeopledaily actions
How it's used
Describes someone, usually a child or an energetic person, who cannot sit still and is constantly moving or fidgeting. It carries a slightly playful or exasperated tone, often implying that the person is being restless or hyperactive. It is rarely used to describe actual jumping as a sport or intentional exercise.
Examples
That kid is always jumping around.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe the act of jumping over an object or jumping for a specific purpose, as it specifically refers to aimless, restless, or hyperactive movement.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
