(tiào wǔ) - dance in Mandarin
tiàowǔTraditional: 跳舞
HSK 3
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Translation
dance
Word origin
A compound of 跳 (tiào) 'to jump' and 舞 (wǔ) 'to dance'. 跳 has 足 (foot) with 兆 (zhào) as phonetic; 舞 is an early pictograph of a dancer holding plumes or tassels. Together they mean to dance.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 跳 (tiào, to jump: 足 foot + 兆 phonetic) + 舞 (wǔ, to dance: a dancer)
Stroke order
跳
舞
Examples
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She loves to dance.
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Let's dance together.
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He dances very well.
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She goes dancing twice a week.
跳舞 (tiào wǔ) means dance. It is used as a verb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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