How common it is
跳远 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
Pronunciation focus
Say tiàoyuǎn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“跳远”是一种体育项目，运动员从起跳线跳出去，看谁跳得远。
“tiào yuǎn” shì yī zhǒng tǐ yù xiàng mù, yùn dòng yuán cóng qǐ tiào xiàn tiào chū qù, kàn shuí tiào dé yuǎn.
"Long jump" is a sport where athletes jump from a takeoff line to see who jumps the farthest.
Context note
在学校运动会上，同学们会参加跳远比赛。
Zài xué xiào yùn dòng huì shàng, tóng xué men huì cān jiā tiào yuǎn bǐ sài.
At school sports day, students participate in the long jump competition.
5 examples
他在跳远比赛中得了第一名。
tā zài tiào yuǎn bǐ sài zhōng dé le dì yī míng。
He got first place in the long jump competition.
体育课上我们练习跳远。
tǐ yù kè shàng wǒ men liàn xí tiào yuǎn。
In PE class, we practice long jump.
跳远需要很大的力气。
tiào yuǎn xū yào hěn dà de lì qi。
Long jump requires a lot of strength.
小明跳远跳了三米远。
xiǎo míng tiào yuǎn tiào le sān mǐ yuǎn。
Xiao Ming jumped three meters in the long jump.
老师教我们跳远的正确姿势。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men tiào yuǎn de zhèng què zī shì。
The teacher taught us the correct posture for long jump.
5 mini stories
运动会上有跳远比赛。小红跳得很远。
yùn dòng huì shàng yǒu tiào yuǎn bǐ sài。 xiǎo hóng tiào dé hěn yuǎn。
There is a long jump competition at the sports day. Xiao Hong jumped very far.
小明喜欢跳远。他每天练习。
xiǎo míng xǐ huan tiào yuǎn。 tā měi tiān liàn xí。
Xiao Ming likes long jump. He practices every day.
在体育课上，我们分组跳远。大家都玩得很开心。
zài tǐ yù kè shàng， wǒ men fēn zǔ tiào yuǎn。 dà jiā dōu wán dé hěn kāi xīn。
In PE class, we did long jump in groups. Everyone had a lot of fun.
跳远比赛开始了。小明跳出了好成绩。
tiào yuǎn bǐ sài kāi shǐ le。 xiǎo míng tiào chū le hǎo chéng jì。
The long jump competition started. Xiao Ming achieved a good result.
老师示范跳远动作。同学们认真看。
lǎo shī shì fàn tiào yuǎn dòng zuò。 tóng xué men rèn zhēn kàn。
The teacher demonstrated the long jump movement. The students watched carefully.