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The Chinese word for to dance is
跳舞




Chinese Definition


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
     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)
     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.
           Wu



Translations for and their definitions

跳舞
     1. v. to dance (move rhythmically)


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