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leap up

Composition


Components

Sounds

Pinyin

cuan1 cuān

Meaning


Primary

leap up

Alternatives

leap, leaps, leaps up, jump

Mnemonic


[cu-] Cupid is in [1] front of the [-an] pawn shop, chasing a walking dollhouse that broke out of the shop. Cupid runs up to it and breaks it open with a 足 wooden leg. Inside the walking dollhouse is a small 臼 mortar with a mouse in it, and Cupid is so shocked by this that he 躥 leaps up a good couple of feet in the air before falling onto the ground. The mouse is also surprised his mobile home was destroyed, and similarly 躥 leaps up out of anger, fist in the air.

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