舞蹈
wǔ dǎo
Pinyin

Definition

舞蹈
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wǔ dǎo
  1. dance (performance art)
  2. dancing

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 (18)

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)
循规蹈矩
xún guī dǎo jǔ
  1. 1 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
  2. 2 to act according to convention
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

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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是啊，可我一点舞蹈细胞都没有。
shì a ，kě wǒ yīdiǎn wǔdǎo xìbāo dōu méiyǒu 。
Really? I have no knack for dancing at all.
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是你自告奋勇要来的，不放心我和陌生男人跳那么性感的舞蹈。
shì nǐ zìgàofènyǒng yào lái de ，bù fàngxīn wǒ hé mòshēng nánrén tiào nà me xìnggǎn de wǔdǎo 。
You're the one who decided to boldly venture over here. You just couldn't rest easy knowing that I was doing such a sexy dance with strangers.
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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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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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我去年参加的时候，大部分都是看原住民表演传统舞蹈、唱歌，或是祈福，以及跟原住民长老讲话。
wǒ qùnián cānjiā de shíhou ，dàbùfēn dōu shì kàn yuánzhùmín biǎoyǎn chuántǒng wǔdǎo 、chànggē ，huòshì qífú ，yǐjí gēn yuánzhùmín zhǎnglǎo jiǎnghuà 。
When I went last year, it was mostly watching aboriginal people perform traditional dances, songs or blessings and talking with the elders.
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这你就不懂了，在健身中心运动，不但不用担心风吹日晒蚊子咬，而且有教练在，也比较不会造成运动伤害，不喜欢健身，也可以选择其他有氧舞蹈、瑜伽、飞轮之类的课程，像我去的这家健身中心，光是瑜伽课，就有五、六种呢！
zhè nǐ jiù bù dǒng le ，zài jiànshēn zhōngxīn yùndòng ，bùdàn bùyòng dānxīn fēngchuīrìshài wénzi yǎo ，érqiě yǒu jiàoliàn zài ，yě bǐjiào bùhuì zàochéng yùndòng shānghài ，bù xǐhuan jiànshēn ，yě kěyǐ xuǎnzé qítā yǒuyǎng wǔdǎo 、yújiā 、fēilún zhīlèide kèchéng ，xiàng wǒ qù de zhè jiā jiànshēn zhōngxīn ，guāngshì yújiā kè ，jiù yǒu wǔ 、liù zhǒng ne ！
What's to understand? When working out at a gym, you don't need to worry about the weather, getting sunburned or being bitten by mosquitoes, and there is a trainer there; you're also less likely to get an injury. If you don't like working out, you can also choose to do classes, like aerobic dance, yoga and spinning. Like the gym I go to, it has five or six types of yoga classes alone!
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表演京剧，舞蹈。
biǎoyǎn jīngjù ，wǔdǎo 。
to perform Beijing opera, dance
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