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(lit. and fig.) stage; arena
HSK 3
to dance
HSK 3
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to dance / to wield / to brandish
HSK 5
dance (performance art) / dancing
HSK 6
to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
HSK 7-9
singing and dancing
HSK 7-9
dance hall / ballroom / CL: 間|间
HSK 7-9
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)
to dance energetically / vigorous modern style of dance
dance music
(idiom) to abuse one's position for personal gain
dance for two / pas de deux
street dance (e.g. breakdance)
dancer
to move as in a dance / to wave (some implement) / to flourish / (of eyes, hands etc) to dance / to flutter
to engage in fraud
dance / ball / party / CL: 場|场
dragon dance
solo dance
dancer's posture and movement
Wugang, county-level city in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山, Henan
dance steps
erotic dance
Wuyang county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
to be a dancing partner to sb / to perform as a backup dancer / taxi dancer (hired dancing partner) / escort
to perform a sword-dance
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
singing and dancing (idiom); festive celebrations
social dance / ballroom dancing
dance drama / ballet
female dancer
to brandish / to wave sth
can sing and dance (idiom); fig. a person of many talents
to bare fangs and brandish claws (idiom); to make threatening gestures
dance floor
choreography / choreographer
dancing partner
flamboyant or bold cursive calligraphy (idiom)
lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom) / fig. to make a show of happiness and prosperity
lion dance (traditional Chinese dance form)
to start practicing at the first crow of the cock (idiom) / to be diligent in one's studies
smiles of exultation / radiant with delight
(idiom) to display one's facility with words / to show off one's literary skills / (original meaning) to pervert the law by playing with legal phraseology ( was a reference to 繩墨|绳墨)
to fly up / to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
(to start) dancing lightly and gracefully
to flutter / to dance in the breeze
(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed
Nichang, abbr. for the Tang Dynasty song "Raiment of Rainbows and Feathers" 霓裳羽衣曲 or 霓裳羽衣舞
the warbler sings and the swallow dances / prosperity abounds (idiom)
whirling dance
long sleeves help one dance beautifully (idiom); money and power will help you in any occupation
dancing skill
dance hall
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
to wave / to brandish
round dance
(slang) to battle each other in street dancing (derived from Taiwanese , which sounds similar to Mandarin ) / (slang) to perform weird dance moves
(loanword) maiko / apprentice geisha
kabuki
a dance in formation; choreographed dance; line dance
to breakdance; breakdancing
(literary) to clap and dance in joy
striptease
Latin dance
minuet
square dancing, an exercise routine performed to music in public squares, parks and plazas, popular esp. among middle-aged and retired women in China
pole dancing
stage play
masked ball / masquerade
swing (dance)
samba (Tw) (loanword)
variant of 抃舞
tap dance
masquerade
encouraging / heartening
shuffle (dance)
(of snow etc) to fill the sky
song and dance troupe
folk dance
Wugang, county-level city in Pingdingshan 平頂山|平顶山, Henan
international standard ballroom dancing
lap dance
social dance / ballroom dance
social dancing
ballet (loanword)
Wuyang county in Luohe 漯河, Henan
cancan (loanword)
limbo (dance) (loanword)
dancer
to do ensemble dancing / to dance in a group
Huntington's disease
waltz
grand ball
belly dance
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
moonwalk (dance)
folk dance
musical theater
Huntington's disease

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