跤 (jiāo) - To trip & to fall
跤 · jiāo
To trip;
to fall;
a tumble;
a stumble;
refers to a fall or a wrestling throw.
To tripto falla tumble
Usage highlights
To trip and fallWrestlingTake a fallSlip and fallWrestling matchWrestling technique
Usage & contexts
Examples
- He slipped and fell on the ice (摔了一跤).
- She took a tumble down the stairs (摔了一跤).
- In wrestling, a single-leg takedown is a common move (抱腿摔跤).
Collocations
- To trip and fall(摔跤)
- Wrestling(摔跤)
- Take a fall(跌跤)
- Slip and fall(滑跤)
- Wrestling match(跤赛)
- Wrestling technique(跤术)
Idioms
- To fall flat on one's face(摔了个大马趴跤)
- To trip over one's own feet(自己绊自己一跤)
- A fall into a pit, a gain in your wit(吃一堑，长一智 - related concept of learning from a misstep)
Cultural background
FAQ- The character is strongly associated with the traditional Chinese sport of Shuai Jiao (摔跤), a form of jacket wrestling with a long history.
- It is a common character in narratives describing physical mishaps or comedic stumbles.
- In martial arts contexts, it denotes throwing techniques.