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to dance
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *舞* | 舞* | *舞
to dance / to wield / to brandish
HSK 5
pond / bathhouse pool / dance floor of a ballroom / (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)
HSK 5
exactly; just; precisely / (loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)
HSK 6
dance (performance art) / dancing
HSK 6
singing and dancing
HSK 7-9
Yangge, a popular rural folk dance
HSK 7-9
dance hall / ballroom / CL: 間|间
HSK 7-9
street dance (e.g. breakdance)
(of a shaman) to dance and chant frenziedly in a trance, communicating with spirits or deities to expel evil, cure illness or pray for blessings
tango (dance) (loanword)
to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
waltz (dance) (loanword)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *傞* | 傞* | *傞
uneven / unsteady (in dancing)
press conference / unveiling ceremony / (product) launch / (fashion) show / (dance) performance / (music) recital / (political) rally / (thesis) presentation seminar
to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)
dance music
carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance
to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter
to flutter / to dance in the breeze
dance / ball / party / CL: 場|场
small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance
national standard (abbr. for 國家標準|国家标准) / international standard ballroom dancing (abbr. for 國際標準舞|国际标准舞)
steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing)
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
dance drama / ballet
dance steps
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *帗* | 帗* | *帗
object held by dancer
dragon dance
mambo (dance) (loanword)
to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance
social gathering at which those attending take it in turns to perform for the whole group (music, dancing or comedy etc)
to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc)
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
aerobics / aerobic dance (school P.E. activity)
acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance
dancing skill
genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China
hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)
dance hall
the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom)
dance for two / pas de deux
solo dance
social dancing
lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions / (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [ba1 jia1 jiu3]
swing (dance)
polka (dance) (loanword)
spry and lively (of dancing and movements)
dancer
song and dance troupe
social dance / ballroom dance
to perform a sword-dance
tap dance
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
one-sided / unilateral
(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune
(music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method
to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China
elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly
dance floor
a rattle stick used in folk dancing / rattle stick dance
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *夔* | 夔* | *夔
one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui
to dance / to float in the wind
Xieju opera (ballad and dancing monologue, popular in Sichuan)
(literary) to clap and dance in joy
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
to sing and dance / general term for a round dance
(literary) (of light, shadows) flickering; dancing
flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub
limbo (dance) (loanword)
Moiseyev (name) / Igor Aleksandrovich Moiseyev (1906-2007), choreographer of folk dance and founder of Moiseyev dance company
to reconnoiter; to case the joint / to cut it fine; to arrive with no time to spare / to dance to the beat
festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)
(of light, shadows) swaying; moving about; dancing
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *佾* | 佾* | *佾
row of dancers at sacrifices
waist drum / waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)
the splits (move in dancing) / to do the splits / Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]
(idiom) to clap and dance in joy
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *躚* | 躚* | *躚
to manner of dancing / to walk around
dancer
somersault (in gymnastics or dance); aerial flip
social dance / ballroom dancing
bolero (dance) (loanword)
to kick; to do a kick (dancing, martial arts etc)
(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese , which sounds similar to Mandarin ) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves
a dance in formation; choreographed dance; line dance
belly dance
Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers
foot position (in dance)
international standard ballroom dancing
disco dancing / to dance at a disco
Latin dance
samba (dance) (loanword)
shuffle (dance)

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