shǒu
dǎo

idiom
common

Meaning of 手舞足蹈

手舞足蹈 means to dance with hands and feet; to be extremely happy or elated; to jump for joy. Pronounced shǒu wǔ zú dǎo.

  • to dance with hands and feet; to be extremely happy or elated; to jump for joy

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
kǎo
shàng
le
xiǎng
de
xué
 
gāo
xìng
de
shǒu
dǎo
 

When he heard he had been admitted to his dream university, he danced with his hands and feet for joy.

Hái
zi
men
dào
hòu
 
shǒu
dǎo
 
xīng
fèn
 

After receiving the gifts, the children were all dancing with their hands and feet, extremely excited.

Bié
kàn
píng
shí
hěn
yán
 
tīng
dào
zhè
hǎo
xiāo
xi
hòu
gāo
xìng
de
shǒu
dǎo
lái
 

Don't think he's always serious—he also danced for joy when he heard this good news.

zhī
sài
huò
shèng
de
xiāo
xi
 
duì
yuán
men
dòng
de
shǒu
dǎo
 

Learning the news of their victory in the competition, the team members were so excited they danced with their hands and feet.