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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
跳舞 tiàowǔ	跳舞 \| 跳舞* \| *跳舞	to dance	HSK 3


舞 wǔ	舞 \| 舞* \| *舞	to dance / to wield / to brandish	HSK 5


池子 chízi	池子 \| 池子* \| *池子	pond / bathhouse pool / dance floor of a ballroom / (old) stalls (front rows in a theater)	HSK 5


舞蹈 wǔdǎo	舞蹈 \| 舞蹈* \| *舞蹈	dance (performance art) / dancing	HSK 6


恰恰 qiàqià	恰恰 \| 恰恰* \| *恰恰	exactly; just; precisely / (loanword) cha-cha; cha-cha-cha (dance)	HSK 6


歌舞 gēwǔ	歌舞 \| 歌舞* \| *歌舞	singing and dancing	HSK 7-9


秧歌 yāngge	秧歌 \| 秧歌* \| *秧歌	Yangge, a popular rural folk dance	HSK 7-9


舞厅 wǔtīng	舞厅 \| 舞厅* \| *舞厅	dance hall / ballroom / CL: 間｜间	舞廳 HSK 7-9


国标 guóbiāo	国标 \| 国标* \| *国标	national standard (abbr. for 國家標準｜国家标准) / international standard ballroom dancing (abbr. for 國際標準舞｜国际标准舞)	國標


翩翩 piānpiān	翩翩 \| 翩翩* \| *翩翩	elegant / graceful / smart / to dance lightly


劲舞 jìngwǔ	劲舞 \| 劲舞* \| *劲舞	to dance energetically / vigorous modern style of dance	勁舞


舞曲 wǔqǔ	舞曲 \| 舞曲* \| *舞曲	dance music


钢管 gāngguǎn	钢管 \| 钢管* \| *钢管	steel pipe / pole (in pole dancing)	鋼管


双人舞 shuāngrénwǔ	双人舞 \| 双人舞* \| *双人舞	dance for two / pas de deux	雙人舞


桑巴 sāngbā	桑巴 \| 桑巴* \| *桑巴	samba (dance) (loanword)


小车 xiǎochē	小车 \| 小车* \| *小车	small model car / mini-car / small horse-cart / barrow / wheelbarrow / type of folk dance	小車


街舞 jiēwǔ	街舞 \| 街舞* \| *街舞	street dance (e.g. breakdance)


舞者 wǔzhě	舞者 \| 舞者* \| *舞者	dancer


灯会 dēnghuì	灯会 \| 灯会* \| *灯会	carnival during the Lantern Festival, with lantern displays and traditional folk performances such as stilt walking and lion dance	燈會


舞动 wǔdòng	舞动 \| 舞动* \| *舞动	to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter	舞動


舞会 wǔhuì	舞会 \| 舞会* \| *舞会	dance / ball / party / CL: 場｜场	舞會


练功 liàngōng	练功 \| 练功* \| *练功	to do tai chi / to practice kung-fu (or other martial art) / to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)	練功


华尔兹 huá'ěrzī	华尔兹 \| 华尔兹* \| *华尔兹	waltz (dance) (loanword)	華爾茲


舞龙 wǔlóng	舞龙 \| 舞龙* \| *舞龙	dragon dance	舞龍


独舞 dúwǔ	独舞 \| 独舞* \| *独舞	solo dance	獨舞


舞姿 wǔzī	舞姿 \| 舞姿* \| *舞姿	dancer's posture and movement


舞步 wǔbù	舞步 \| 舞步* \| *舞步	dance steps


指法 zhǐfǎ	指法 \| 指法* \| *指法	(music) fingering / (TCM) manipulation of acupuncture needles / (keyboard) typing technique / (dance) hand movements / (painting) finger method


艳舞 yànwǔ	艳舞 \| 艳舞* \| *艳舞	erotic dance	艷舞


佾 yì	佾 \| 佾* \| *佾	row of dancers at sacrifices


花鼓 huāgǔ	花鼓 \| 花鼓* \| *花鼓	flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum / folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze / (bicycle wheel) hub


伴舞 bànwǔ	伴舞 \| 伴舞* \| *伴舞	to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort


舞剑 wǔjiàn	舞剑 \| 舞剑* \| *舞剑	to perform a sword-dance	舞劍


手舞足蹈 shǒuwǔzúdǎo	手舞足蹈 \| 手舞足蹈* \| *手舞足蹈	lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs


武打 wǔdǎ	武打 \| 武打* \| *武打	acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance


踩点 cǎidiǎn	踩点 \| 踩点* \| *踩点	to reconnoiter; to case the joint / to cut it fine; to arrive with no time to spare / to dance to the beat	踩點


载歌载舞 zàigēzàiwǔ	载歌载舞 \| 载歌载舞* \| *载歌载舞	singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations	載歌載舞


腰鼓 yāogǔ	腰鼓 \| 腰鼓* \| *腰鼓	waist drum / waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)


交谊舞 jiāoyìwǔ	交谊舞 \| 交谊舞* \| *交谊舞	social dance / ballroom dancing	交誼舞


燕赵 Yān Zhào	燕赵 \| 燕赵* \| *燕赵	Yan and Zhao, two of the Warring States in Hebei and Shanxi / beautiful women / women dancers and singers	燕趙


舞剧 wǔjù	舞剧 \| 舞剧* \| *舞剧	dance drama / ballet	舞劇


舞娘 wǔniáng	舞娘 \| 舞娘* \| *舞娘	female dancer	舞孃


能歌善舞 nénggēshànwǔ	能歌善舞 \| 能歌善舞* \| *能歌善舞	can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents


跳脚 tiàojiǎo	跳脚 \| 跳脚* \| *跳脚	to stomp or hop about (in anxiety, anger etc) / to dance on one's feet / hopping mad (anxious, etc)	跳腳


翩跹 piānxiān	翩跹 \| 翩跹* \| *翩跹	spry and lively (of dancing and movements)	翩躚


高跷 gāoqiāo	高跷 \| 高跷* \| *高跷	stilts / walking on stilts as component of folk dance	高蹺


蹦迪 bèngdí	蹦迪 \| 蹦迪* \| *蹦迪	disco dancing / to dance at a disco


劈叉 pǐchà	劈叉 \| 劈叉* \| *劈叉	the splits (move in dancing) / to do the splits / Taiwan pr. [pi3 cha1]


探戈 tàngē	探戈 \| 探戈* \| *探戈	tango (dance) (loanword)


舞池 wǔchí	舞池 \| 舞池* \| *舞池	dance floor


舞伴 wǔbàn	舞伴 \| 舞伴* \| *舞伴	dancing partner


歌舞升平 gēwǔ-shēngpíng	歌舞升平 \| 歌舞升平* \| *歌舞升平	lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity	歌舞昇平


舞狮 wǔshī	舞狮 \| 舞狮* \| *舞狮	lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)	舞獅


飘舞 piāowǔ	飘舞 \| 飘舞* \| *飘舞	to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)	飄舞


踏歌 tàgē	踏歌 \| 踏歌* \| *踏歌	to sing and dance / general term for a round dance


二人转 èrrénzhuàn	二人转 \| 二人转* \| *二人转	genre of song-and-dance duet popular in northeast China	二人轉


翩翩起舞 piānpiānqǐwǔ	翩翩起舞 \| 翩翩起舞* \| *翩翩起舞	(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully


飞舞 fēiwǔ	飞舞 \| 飞舞* \| *飞舞	to flutter / to dance in the breeze	飛舞


舞技 wǔjì	舞技 \| 舞技* \| *舞技	dancing skill


幢幢 chuángchuáng	幢幢 \| 幢幢* \| *幢幢	(literary) (of light, shadows) flickering; dancing


莺歌燕舞 yīnggēyànwǔ	莺歌燕舞 \| 莺歌燕舞* \| *莺歌燕舞	the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom)	鶯歌燕舞


旋舞 xuánwǔ	旋舞 \| 旋舞* \| *旋舞	whirling dance


长袖善舞 chángxiùshànwǔ	长袖善舞 \| 长袖善舞* \| *长袖善舞	long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation	長袖善舞


夔 Kuí	夔 \| 夔* \| *夔	one-legged mountain demon of Chinese mythology / Chinese mythical figure who invented music and dancing / Chinese rain god / surname Kui


舞场 wǔchǎng	舞场 \| 舞场* \| *舞场	dance hall	舞場


憧憧 chōngchōng	憧憧 \| 憧憧* \| *憧憧	(of light, shadows) swaying; moving about; dancing


二人台 èrréntái	二人台 \| 二人台* \| *二人台	genre of song-and-dance duet popular in Inner Mongolia	二人臺


兰花指 lánhuāzhǐ	兰花指 \| 兰花指* \| *兰花指	hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest extended)	蘭花指


改弦易辙 gǎixiányìzhé	改弦易辙 \| 改弦易辙* \| *改弦易辙	change of string, move out of rut (idiom); dramatic change of direction / to dance to a different tune	改弦易轍


跹 xiān	跹 \| 跹* \| *跹	to manner of dancing / to walk around	躚


项庄舞剑 Xiàng Zhuāngwǔjiàn	项庄舞剑 \| 项庄舞剑* \| *项庄舞剑	lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴｜鸿门宴 in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent	項莊舞劍


踺子 jiànzi	踺子 \| 踺子* \| *踺子	somersault (in gymnastics or dance); aerial flip


帗 fú	帗 \| 帗* \| *帗	object held by dancer


箾 shuò	箾 \| 箾* \| *箾	to hit sb with a pole / (archaic) pole held by a dancer


圆舞 yuánwǔ	圆舞 \| 圆舞* \| *圆舞	round dance	圓舞


傞 suō	傞 \| 傞* \| *傞	uneven / unsteady (in dancing)


尬舞 gàwǔ	尬舞 \| 尬舞* \| *尬舞	(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese 較, which sounds similar to Mandarin 尬) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves


谐剧 xiéjù	谐剧 \| 谐剧* \| *谐剧	Xieju opera (ballad and dancing monologue, popular in Sichuan)	諧劇


踢腿 tītuǐ	踢腿 \| 踢腿* \| *踢腿	to kick; to do a kick (dancing, martial arts etc)


飘举 piāojǔ	飘举 \| 飘举* \| *飘举	to dance / to float in the wind	飄舉


单侧 dāncè	单侧 \| 单侧* \| *单侧	one-sided / unilateral	單側


排舞 páiwǔ	排舞 \| 排舞* \| *排舞	a dance in formation; choreographed dance; line dance


抃舞 biànwǔ	抃舞 \| 抃舞* \| *抃舞	(literary) to clap and dance in joy


做文章 zuòwénzhāng	做文章 \| 做文章* \| *做文章	to make an issue of sth / to fuss / to make a song and dance


太空步 tàikōngbù	太空步 \| 太空步* \| *太空步	moonwalk (dance)


拉丁舞 Lādīngwǔ	拉丁舞 \| 拉丁舞* \| *拉丁舞	Latin dance


广场舞 guǎngchǎngwǔ	广场舞 \| 广场舞* \| *广场舞	square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China	廣場舞


钢管舞 gāngguǎnwǔ	钢管舞 \| 钢管舞* \| *钢管舞	pole dancing	鋼管舞


摇摆舞 yáobǎiwǔ	摇摆舞 \| 摇摆舞* \| *摇摆舞	swing (dance)	搖擺舞


社火 shèhuǒ	社火 \| 社火* \| *社火	festival entertainment (lion dance, dragon lantern etc)


踢踏舞 tītàwǔ	踢踏舞 \| 踢踏舞* \| *踢踏舞	tap dance


曳步舞 yèbùwǔ	曳步舞 \| 曳步舞* \| *曳步舞	shuffle (dance)


歌舞团 gēwǔtuán	歌舞团 \| 歌舞团* \| *歌舞团	song and dance troupe	歌舞團


民族舞蹈 mínzúwǔdǎo	民族舞蹈 \| 民族舞蹈* \| *民族舞蹈	folk dance


国标舞 guóbiāowǔ	国标舞 \| 国标舞* \| *国标舞	international standard ballroom dancing	國標舞


膝上舞 xīshàngwǔ	膝上舞 \| 膝上舞* \| *膝上舞	lap dance


交际舞 jiāojìwǔ	交际舞 \| 交际舞* \| *交际舞	social dance / ballroom dance	交際舞


波尔卡 bō'ěrkǎ	波尔卡 \| 波尔卡* \| *波尔卡	polka (dance) (loanword)	波爾卡


霸王鞭 bàwángbiān	霸王鞭 \| 霸王鞭* \| *霸王鞭	a rattle stick used in folk dancing / rattle stick dance


波莱罗 bōláiluó	波莱罗 \| 波莱罗* \| *波莱罗	bolero (dance) (loanword)	波萊羅

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