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HSK
to dance
HSK 3
(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
HSK 3
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  *舞* | 舞* | *舞
to dance / to wield / to brandish
HSK 5
dance (performance art) / dancing
HSK 6
to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
HSK 7-9
singing and dancing
HSK 7-9
dance hall / ballroom / CL: 間|间
HSK 7-9
street dance (e.g. breakdance)
to engage in fraud
smiles of exultation / radiant with delight
to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
dance music
waltz
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
to brandish / to wave sth
ballet (loanword)
dance / ball / party / CL: 場|场
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
kabuki
dance drama / ballet
striptease
dance steps
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
dragon 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 (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
choreography / choreographer
(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
encouraging / heartening
jazz (loanword)
dancing skill
dance hall
flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
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
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) / to be diligent in one's studies
swing (dance)
dancer
samba (Tw) (loanword)
song and dance troupe
social dance / ballroom dance
Wuyang county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
to perform a sword-dance
tap dance
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
political arena
(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
minuet
masked ball / masquerade
Wuyang county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
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
dance floor
cancan (loanword)
(literary) to clap and dance in joy
to wave / to brandish
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
limbo (dance) (loanword)
(idiom) to display one's facility with words / to show off one's literary skills / (original meaning) to pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology ( was a reference to 繩墨|绳墨)
(idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
(idiom) to clap and dance in joy
dancer
social dance / ballroom dancing
(loanword) maiko / apprentice geisha
(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
capoeira
belly dance
international standard ballroom dancing
Latin dance
shuffle (dance)
Wugang, county-level city in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山, Henan
electronic dance music
stage play
salsa (dance)
to dance energetically / vigorous modern style of dance
folk dance
erotic dance
Beijing Dance Academy
moonwalk (dance)
variant of 抃舞
masquerade
(loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)
lap dance
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease
round dance
square dance (traditional American dance)
whirling dance
folk dance
folk dance

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