wǔdǎo

舞蹈

HSK 6Word · Noun · Verb

dance; to dance

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

dance; the art form of dance

formal

Refers to the art form or genre itself.

Wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
kuà跨
yuè越
yǔ语
yán言
zhàng障
ài碍
de的
yì艺
shù术
 。

Dance is an art form that transcends language barriers.

Tā她
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiù就
xué学
xí习
gǔ古
diǎn典
wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
 。

She has been learning classical dance since she was a child.

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Zhè这
ge个
wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
fēi非
cháng常
yōu优
měi美
dòng动
rén人
 。

This dance is extremely graceful and moving.

Wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
biān编
pái排
xū需
yào要
hěn很
qiáng强
de的
chuàng创
yì意
 。

Dance choreography requires great creativity.

2.

verb

to dance; to perform a dance

formal

The action of dancing. Can be used in a formal or descriptive context.

Yǎn演
yuán员
men们
zài在
tái台
shàng上
piān翩
piān翩
wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
 。

The actors danced gracefully on stage.

Tā他
men们
suí随
zhe着
yīn音
yuè乐
kuài快
lè乐
de地
wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
 。

They danced happily to the music.

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Wèi为
le了
qìng庆
zhù祝
shèng胜
lì利
 ,
dà大
jiā家
wéi围
zhe着
gōu篝
huǒ火
wǔ舞
dǎo蹈
 。

To celebrate the victory, everyone danced around the bonfire.