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跳舞
tiào wǔ



跳舞
dance


Definitions

Chinese > English
跳舞tiàowǔ
     1. v. to dance (move rhythmically)
English > Chinese
dance
     1.
     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
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. (zh-obsolete) Alternative form of 逃 (to flee)
     1. to dance (move rhythmically)
           zh-co, 載zài歌載zài舞, to sing and dance; festive celebrations
     2. dance (performance art); dancing
           (zh-co, 芭蕾舞, ballet)
           (zh-co, 中國 舞, Chinese dance)
           (zh-co, 跳 一個 舞, to perform a dance)
     3. to dance with something in one's hands
           (zh-co, 舞獅, to perform a lion dance)
           (zh-co, 舞 火龍,)
     4. to wield; to brandish; to shake
           (zh-co, 舞 劍, to brandish a sword)
     5. (literary or in compounds) to fly; to flutter
           (zh-co, 眉飛色舞, to beam with joy)
     6. (literary or in compounds) to play with
           (zh-co, 舞弊, to engage in fraudulent practices)
           (zh-co, 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.
           Wu
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