跷 (蹺) qiāo A. verb ① (抬) lift up ▸ 跷二郎腿 sit with one’s legs crossed ▸ 跷起大拇指 stick up one’s thumb in approval ② (踮) walk on tiptoe ▸ 跷起脚看墙上的布告 stand on tiptoe to look at the bulletin on the wall B. noun stilts ▸ 登在三尺多高的跷上扭秧歌 do a yangge dance on three-chi -high stilts → 高跷 |