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跳舞tiào wǔ
dance
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
跳舞 | tiàowǔ | |
1. v. to dance (move rhythmically) | ||
English > Chinese | ||
dance | ||
1. 舞 | ||
2. 跳动 | ||
3. 跃动 | ||
4. 摇晃 | ||
5. 荡漾 | ||
6. 使跳舞 | ||
7. 上下摇晃 | ||
8. 逗弄 | ||
9. 跳舞 | ||
10. 舞蹈 | ||
11. 舞会 | ||
Components | ||
跳 | tiào | |
1. to jump; to leap; to hop | ||
2. to pass over; to skip; to bypass | ||
跳級 - to skip a grade | ||
我 絕對 不 跳 這麼 好聽 的 OP。 - I will never skip such an awesome opening. | ||
3. to beat; to palpitate; to pulsate | ||
心跳 - heartbeat | ||
4. to jump (into or from) so as to result in death | ||
跳河 - to commit suicide by jumping into a river | ||
跳樓 - to commit suicide by jumping out of a window; to jump to one's death | ||
5. (attention, zh, missing 电水壶自动跳?) | ||
6. (obsolete) Alternative form of 逃 (to flee) | ||
舞 | wǔ | |
1. to dance (move rhythmically) | ||
載zài歌載zài舞 - to sing and dance; festive celebrations - | ||
2. dance (performance art); dancing | ||
芭蕾舞 - ballet - | ||
中國 舞 - Chinese dance - | ||
跳 一個 舞 - to perform a dance - | ||
3. to dance with something in one's hands | ||
舞獅 - to perform a lion dance - | ||
舞 火龍 | ||
4. to wield; to brandish; to shake | ||
舞 劍 - to brandish a sword - | ||
5. (literary or in compounds) to fly; to flutter | ||
眉飛色舞 - to beam with joy - | ||
6. (literary or in compounds) to play with | ||
舞弊 - to engage in fraudulent practices - | ||
舞文弄墨 | ||
7. (Cantonese, Hakka) to mess with; to play with; to tease | ||
啲 新仔 畀 同事 舞mou5-2 到 陀陀to4-2擰ning6。 - The colleagues messed with the newbies big time. | ||
8. (Cantonese, Hokkien) to fiddle with; to be busy with; to handle; to operate | ||
我 舞mou5-2 咗 半日 都 舞mou5-2 唔 掂 部 麵包機。 - I've worked on this for half a day, but I still haven't figured out how this bread machine works. | ||
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tiào wǔ
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