- 蹊跷 qīqiāo strangeodd; queer; fishy; suspicious or contrary to common sense
- 跷跷板 qiāoqiāobǎn seesawA piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board supported by a central pivot, with seats at each end for two people to go up and down.
- 高跷 gāoqiāo stiltsstilts; long wooden poles with footrests used for walking above the ground
- 踩高跷 cǎigāoqiāo to walk on stiltsto walk on stilts; a traditional folk performance where entertainers dress as theatrical or legendary characters and dance while walking on stilts
- 跷蹊 qiāoqī strangestrange or unusual in a way that suggests something is wrong; fishy; suspicious
- 跷家 qiāojiā to run away from home(slang) to run away from home; to desert one's family
- 跷班 qiāobān to skip workto skip work without permission or sneak out early; also written as [[翘班|翹班|qiao4 ban1]]
- 跷课 qiāokè to skip class(slang) to skip or cut class; to intentionally not attend class when one is expected to be there
- 跷足而待 qiāozú'érdài to wait with easeto wait comfortably and confidently for a successful result
- 跷辫子 qiāobiànzi to kick the bucket(slang) to die; used with a humorous or disrespectful tone; equivalent to [[翘辫子|翹辮子|qiao4 bian4 zi5]]
- 踏跷 tàqiāo to walk on stiltsto walk on stilts, typically as part of a folk performance
- 高跷鹬 gāoqiāoyù stilt sandpiper(bird species of China) stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH