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舞
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Definitions
- 1. to dance
- 2. to wield
- 3. to brandish
Example Sentences
1 shown眾人紛紛結伴跳起了 舞 來。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 舞
ballet
tap dance
(of snow etc) to fill the sky
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[hóng mén yàn] in 206 BC)
(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
encouraging
belly dance
ballet (loanword)
waltz
Wugang, county-level city in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[píng dǐng shān], Henan
square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China
jazz (loanword)
masked ball
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
to engage in fraud
electronic dance music
erotic dance
folk dance
dance
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
to be a dancing partner to sb
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
(idiom) to display one's facility with words
dance floor
grand ball
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom)
dancer's posture and movement
limbo (dance) (loanword)
Latin dance
to fly up
dance music
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[hóng mén yàn]
to breakdance; breakdancing
dancer
dance steps
Wuyang county in Luohe 漯河[luò hé], Henan
to brandish
to perform a sword-dance
(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬[gà])
Beijing Dance Academy
lap dance
moonwalk (dance)
discouraging
Huntington's disease
striptease
dancing partner
folk dance
dancing skill
(loanword) cha-cha (dance)
elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
cancan (loanword)
a dance in formation; choreographed dance; line dance
twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting position
shuffle (dance)
round dance
musical theater
to do ensemble dancing
(loanword) maiko
Wugang, county-level city in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山[píng dǐng shān], Henan
song and dance troupe
square dance (traditional American dance)
minuet
(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
to dance for joy
dance hall
street dance (e.g. breakdance)
Musudan-ri, North Korean rocket launch site in North Hamgyeong Province 咸鏡北道|咸镜北道[xián jìng běi dào]
capoeira
see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng]
to flutter
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
to dance
to dance energetically
dance (performance art)
dragon dance
to whirl about in the wind
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom)
dance hall
fox-trot (ballroom dance) (loanword)
folk dance
swing (dance)
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
pole dancing
theatrical set
salsa (dance)
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
social dance
choreography
dance for two
to move as in a dance
tap dance
Wuyang county in Luohe 漯河[luò hé], Henan
social dance
see 徇私舞弊[xùn sī wǔ bì]
to wave
smiles of exultation
political arena
dancer
party dancing
solo dance
singing and dancing
stage play
social dancing
lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
modern dance
to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
Huntington's disease
heartening (news)
female dancer
whirling dance
international standard ballroom dancing
masquerade
ballroom dancing
kabuki
the warbler sings and the swallow dances