舞
wǔ
Pinyin

Definition

舞
 - 
wǔ
  1. to dance
  2. to wield
  3. to brandish

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

舞
wǔ
  1. 1 to dance
  2. 2 to wield
  3. 3 to brandish
舞台
wǔ tái
  1. 1 stage
  2. 2 arena
  3. 3 fig. in the limelight
舞蹈
wǔ dǎo
  1. 1 dance (performance art)
  2. 2 dancing
跳舞
tiào wǔ
  1. 1 to dance
伴舞
bàn wǔ
  1. 1 to be a dancing partner to sb
  2. 2 to perform as a backup dancer
  3. 3 taxi dancer (hired dancing partner)
  4. 4 escort

Idioms (14)

张牙舞爪
zhāng yá wǔ zhǎo
  1. 1 to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
徇私舞弊
xùn sī wǔ bì
  1. 1 to abuse one's position for personal gain (idiom)
手舞足蹈
shǒu wǔ zú dǎo
  1. 1 hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
歌舞升平
gē wǔ shēng píng
  1. 1 lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
欢欣鼓舞
huān xīn gǔ wǔ
  1. 1 elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed

Sample Sentences

这家娱乐企业专门给人培训舞蹈，而且听说因为老板有点儿强迫症，所以对每个动作都非常计较。
zhè jiā yúlè qǐyè zhuānmén gěi rén péixùn wǔdǎo ，érqiě tīngshuō yīnwèi lǎobǎn yǒudiǎnr qiǎngpòzhèng ，suǒyǐ duì měigè dòngzuò dōu fēicháng jìjiào 。
This entertainment company specializes in training people to dance, and it is said that because the boss is a little obsessive, he fusses over every action.
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小学时候我们班就有三类人：“仙人”就是那种看各种高端怪书的奇葩（比如卡尔维诺的《宇宙奇趣全集》）；“完人”这种人会跳舞会唱歌会主持节目会各种乐器，还奥数好英语好钢琴八级；还有一种人没啥当，只好当“井货”（横竖都是二）。
xiǎoxué shíhou wǒmen bān jiù yǒu sān lèi rén ：“xiānrén ”jiùshì nàzhǒng kàn gèzhǒng gāoduān guài shū de qípā （bǐrú kǎ ěr wéi nuò de 《yǔzhòu qíqù quánjí 》）；“wánrén ”zhèzhǒng rén huì tiàowǔ huì chànggē huì zhǔchí jiémù huì gèzhǒng yuèqì ，hái ÀoShù hǎo Yīngyǔ hǎo gāngqín bā jí ；háiyǒu yīzhǒng rén méi shá dāng ，zhǐhǎo dāng “jǐng huò ”（héngshu dōu shì èr ）。
There were three kinds of people in my elementary school: the Merlin - nerds who read all kinds of wired high-end books (like Calvino’s Trolltech Universe Collection); the Paragon - the kids who could sing, dance, host games, play instruments, were good at all subjects, and could play piano like a professional; what was left were those kids who couldn’t be either, so they could only be “lol"s (It is lol either way).
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我也记得周末都被塞得满满的，周六上午参加书法班，下午舞蹈班，周日上午英语培训班，下午美术培训班，可是我还真没觉得累，下课以后就屁颠屁颠跑去买跳跳糖溜溜球。
wǒ yě jìde zhōumò dōu bèi sāi de mǎnmǎnde ，zhōuliù shàngwǔ cānjiā shūfǎ bān ，xiàwǔ wǔdǎo bān ，zhōurì shàngwǔ yīngyǔ péixùnbān ，xiàwǔ měishù péixùnbān ，kěshì wǒ hái zhēn méi juéde lèi ，xiàkè yǐhòu jiù pìdiānpìdiān pǎo qù mǎi tiàotiàotáng liūliūqiú 。
I also remember that my weekends were all really busy. On Saturday morning I went to calligraphy classes, then dance classes in the afternoon. On Sundays I had English classes, and then art classes in the afternoon. But I really didn't feel tired. When I got off class I would happily run off to buy pop rocks and play with my yo-yo.
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哎呀，说串了，是《采蘑菇的小姑娘》哈，得得得，还是来跳个舞吧！
āiyā ，shuōchuàn le ，shì 《cǎi mógu de xiǎogūniang 》hā ，dédédé ，háishì lái tiào gè wǔ ba ！
Ugh, I got it the wrong way around, it's 'The girl that picked little mushrooms'. Ha, OK, OK, or should I do a dance!
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瞧瞧，才说他任性，现在要跳舞了。您老跳啥啊？
qiáo qiao ，cái shuō tā rènxìng ，xiànzài yào tiàowǔ le 。nínlǎo tiào shá ā ？
Looky here. I just said you were headstrong. Now you want to dance. What dance will you do?
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新疆舞蹈，论好看，必须是新疆舞啊。
Xīnjiāng wǔdǎo ，lùn hǎokàn ，bìxū shì Xīnjiāng wǔ ā 。
A dance from Xinjiang. What else could it be but a Xinjiang dance.
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下面请欣赏新疆舞蹈《掀起你的头盖骨》！
xiàmian qǐng xīnshǎng Xīnjiāng wǔdǎo 《xiānqǐ nǐ de tóugàigǔ 》！
Now please enjoy this dance from Xinjiang, "Lifting off your cranium"!
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这舞蹈也忒血腥了，我再不跑，头盖骨就要被掀啦。
zhè wǔdǎo yě tè xuèxīng le ，wǒ zài bù pǎo ，tóugàigǔ jiùyào bèi xiān la 。
This dance sounds pretty bloodthirsty. If I don't run now, my skull might be ripped off.
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哇！真是猴赛雷呀！那个节目我也知道，是给全国老百姓上春晚舞台表演的机会。哇，差一点就在春晚看到你了！
wā ！zhēn shì hóusàiléi ya ！nàge jiémù wǒ yě zhīdào ，shì gěi quánguó lǎobǎixìng shàng chūn wǎn wǔtái biǎoyǎn de jīhuì 。wā ，chàyīdiǎn jiù zài chūn wǎn kàndào nǐ le ！
Wow, that's really impressive. I know that show! It's a show for everyone in the country to have a chance to participate in the CNY gala show. Wow, that was close, I could have seen you on TV.
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是啊是啊，就差一点儿。我还会继续参加《我要上春晚》的，希望有一天可以真的在春晚的舞台上表演。
shì a shì a ，jiù chà yīdiǎnr 。wǒ hái huì jìxù cānjiā 《 wǒ yào shàng chūn wǎn 》de ，xīwàng yǒu yī tiān kěyǐ zhēnde zài chūn wǎn de wǔtái shàng biǎoyǎn 。
Yeah, I was that close. I'm going to continue to try on "I Want to Perform on China's New Year Gala Show", I hope that one day I will really be able to perform on the CNY gala show.
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