Definition

Examples

• 他踮着脚才能看到窗外。
  Tā diǎn zhe jiǎo cái néng kàn dào chuāng wài.
  He had to stand on tiptoe to see out the window.
• 孩子们悄悄地踮着脚尖走路。
  Háizimen qiāoqiāo de diǎn zhe jiǎojiān zǒu lù.
  The children quietly tiptoed along.
• 她个子不够高，只好踮起脚够书架上的书。
  Tā gèzi bú gòu gāo, zhǐhǎo diǎn qǐ jiǎo gòu shūjià shàng de shū.
  Not tall enough, she had to stand on tiptoe to reach the books on the shelf.